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Electrical System Problem on the 2006 JEEP COMMANDER

Car problem(s) with the 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. This database includes information received by NHTSA from consumers either directly or as recorded by the Vehicle Safety Hotline. This information may be used by NHTSA during the investigation process. You may file your own complaint by calling the NHTSA Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153. You can also file your complaint online.

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• May 17, 2013 - Girard, OH - Electrical System
  TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ECM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. DA
  
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• Apr 30, 2013 - Umatilla, OR - Electrical System
  MY 2006 COMMANDER STOPPED ACCELERATING IN FACT IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING AGAINST A WIND BLOWING HEADON FASTER THEN I WAS DRIVING ,THEN THE JEEP STARTED JUMPING LIKE A HICK-UP THEN MY TAIL LIGHTS STOPED WORKING AND LOWER DASK LIGHTS WENT OUT AND MY WARNING LIGHTS IN DASH CAME ON,THE VEHICAL STALLS OUT AT IDLE OR AT START OF ACCELERATION NOT VERY GOOD TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND NEW COOLING FAN ,NWE SPEED RELAY COSTING $1063.00 IM NOT TO SURE ABOUT IT AND THAY TELL ME THAT IT HAS NO RECALL ??
  
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• Feb 28, 2013 - Mattapan, MA - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE STARTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WHILE BEING OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
  
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• Feb 14, 2013 - Bolingbrook , IL - Electrical System
  VEHICLE IS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 LIMITED WITH THE 4.7L ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY STALLED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE LAST 6-8 WEEKS. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, DRIVING 15-20 MPH ON A CITY STREET, WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. THESE ARE THE FIRST OCCURRENCES IN THE 4 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE.
  
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• Feb 11, 2013 - Matteson, IL - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
  
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• Dec 27, 2012 - Ashland, VA - Electrical System
  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE CLUSTER OF INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS BEGINS TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING A DISTRACTION AND SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO "E", THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO AND THEN GOES UP AND DOWN AND ALL GAUGES GO UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY. ALSO, THE HEATED SEATS TURN OFF AS DOES THE FAN FOR THE HEATER/AC UNIT. VERIFIED WITH LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IS MOST LIKELY AN ECM AND/OR PCM ISSUE. REPLACED BATTERY BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON FOR SEVERAL CYCLES, COMPUTER REBOOTS ITSELF AND THEN THE TROUBLE STARTS AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 06 COMMANDER BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ECM/PCM RECALL (08V203000) BECAUSE I HAVE THE 6-CYLINDER RATHER THAN THE 8 CYLINDER ENGINE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AND I JUST FEEL FORTUNATE THAT AS OF YET, MY CAR IS NOT STALLING LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. HOWEVER, I FEEL MY ISSUE IS RELATED TO THIS SAME RECALL AND WANT TO HAVE IT ON FILE.
  
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• Dec 04, 2012 - Massillon, OH - Electrical System
  INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND ON AT THE SAME TIME. ON A FREEWAY AT 65MPH THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
  
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• Nov 30, 2012 - Jacksonville, FL - Instrument Panel
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER+S SIDE DOOR HANDLES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING OR THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
  
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• Nov 05, 2012 - Englewood, CO - Electrical System
  I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IT AND DROVE AWAY. AFTER TAKING IT IN I WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND DRIVING IT BACK UP TO THE MOUNTAINS, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FOR A SECOND TIME. 6 MONTHS LATER A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAPPENED BUT INSTEAD OF SHUTTING DOWN THE CAR JUST SPUTTERED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. AFTER TAKING IT IN THE SHOP SAID THAT THE 02 SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. I HAD PASSENGER FRONT O2 SENSOR REPLACED LAST MONTH, AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE SHOP IS NOW SAYING THAT THE PCM IS BAD AND THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN WILL THIS END?
  
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• Oct 17, 2012 - Lugoff , SC - Electrical System
  JUST DROPPED MY CHILDREN OFF - ON MY WAY TO WORK AGAIN - GOING APPROX 40-45 MPH..... ALL OF A SUDDEN I FEEL A SLIGHT JERK AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. (KEY STILL IN ON POSITION-SO NO, MY KNEE DID NOT HIT THE KEYS) BRAKES - ELECTRICAL - ENGINE - ALL WENT OUT. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED ABOUT 10 MINS AFTER SPEAKING WITH MY HUSBAND - STARTED IT BACK UP ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON.... I P LACED MY HAZARDS ON AND PROCEEDED TO CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD - AT THIS POINT I AM APPROX 15-20 MILES FROM WORK.
  
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• Oct 10, 2012 - Oakwood, OH - Electrical System
  I PURCHASED THIS VEHICHLE IN AUG OF 2012 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT HAVE CAUSED MY VEHICHLE TO SHUT OF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH STARTING BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FAILING.I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE ALREADY MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICHLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES I'M HAVING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICHLE AFTER SPENDING THE MONEY TO PURCHASE IT WITH 44,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, DASH LIGHTS, AND BATTERY.
  
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• Oct 08, 2012 - St. Augustine, FL - Electrical System
  VEHICLE STALLED WHILE EXITING PARKING LOT. IT HAS STALLED A FEW TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.
  
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• Oct 03, 2012 - Palm Coast, FL - Electrical System
  OUT OF THE BLUE THE WHOLE RADIO/CD/NAVIGATION CONSOLE WENT OUT! THE RADIO STILL WORKS, BUT ONLY THE PRESET STATIONS AND I CAN ONLY CONTROL IT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT(ON INSTRUMENT PANEL) IS TURNING ON AND OFF AND BEEPING EACH TIME. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN WATER ISSUES COMING FROM THE SUNROOF, SOAKING THE FLOOR BOARDS IN MAINLY THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT SOMETIMES ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
  
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• Oct 02, 2012 - Inwood, WV - Electrical System
  MY JEEPS CUTS OFF GOING ABOUT 70 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD TO STAFFORD JEEP IN WINCHESTER VA 4 TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE WAS A RECALL ON THE PCM MODULE BUT THEY ASSURE ME THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE CORRECTLY. NOW THE JEEP HAD THROTTLE CONTROL ISSUES. IT WILL SPEED UP AND LOSE POWER. THIS HAS CAUSE OTHER ISSUES AS NOW MY JEEP IS MIS FIRING. STAFFORD JEEP WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR ALL OF THIS AND I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CONTROL MODULES.
  
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• Sep 20, 2012 - Elkview, WV - Electrical System
  DRIVER SIDE FLOOR HAS HAD APPROX 1-2 INCHES OF WATER AFTER RAINING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. LOCAL JEEP DEALER SAID THE SUNROOF DRAIN WAS CLOGGED. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. IT'S PRETTY PRICEY TO HAVE THESE DRAINS UNCLOGGED AND FROM READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON EDMUNDS, IT IS A CONSISTENT SERVICE THAT NEEDS DONE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT ON CHRYSLER'S PART, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. WHEN THIS WATER FLOODS MY FLOOR IT STINKS IN THE VEHICLE. I ALSO NOTICE FLIES AND GNATS. I AM AFRAID OF MOLD, DRY ROT AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MY RADIO IS GOING OUT AND I BELIEVE THE WATER HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS. I NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO UNTIL THIS STARTED. THE SCREEN IS NO LONGER CLEAR, THE GPS DOESN'T WORK, THE UCONNECT HANDS FREE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY ANYMORE AND THE RADIO RANDOMLY CHANGES STATIONS ON ITS OWN.
  
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• Aug 14, 2012 - Long Pond, PA - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHENEVER DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.
  
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• Jul 29, 2012 - Columbia, CT - Electrical System
  WHILE DRIVING AT APROX 45MPH, WITH NO WARNING MY JEEP STALLED OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER ANYTHING. AFTER 5 MINUTES STARTED UP WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. TRIED TO GET IT TO MY HOME ABOUT 5 MINUTES AWAY STALLED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. DID MANAGE TO GET IT HOME THIS HOWEVER IS NOT THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED,STARTED HAPPENING IN MAY 2012 SAMETHING. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHICH THEY CHARGED ME $234 TO FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND 11/2WEEKS WITH NO VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS HOW AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING!!!!! I SHOULD ADD I JUST HAD THE FLASH RECALL DONE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE OTC MODULE ON 4/13/12.
  
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• Jul 06, 2012 - Pensacola , FL - Battery
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,128 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 08/28/12 UPDATED 09/24/2012
  
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• Jul 06, 2012 - Pensacola , FL - Instrument Panel
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,128 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 08/28/12 UPDATED 09/24/2012
  
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• May 30, 2012 - Chesapeake, VA - Electrical System
  THE INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. THIS INCLUDES THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE ODOMETER WHICH WILL DROP TO ZERO. ALSO, THE HVAC FAN WILL CUT OUT WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. HEADLIGHTS DO NOT FLASH ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE HAS NEVER CUT OUT. SOMETIMES THE WARNING LIGHTS WILL REMAIN OFF ALONG WITH THE GAUGES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY AND OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. THE TRUCK STARTS WITHOUT ISSUE. THE FLASHING CAN OCCUR IMMEDIATELY OR AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING.
  
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• Apr 30, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
  
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• Apr 19, 2012 - Salt Lake City, UT - Instrument Panel
  2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7L. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ALL FLASH RANDOMLY ON AND SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN, OCCASIONALLY RADIO SHUTS OFF TOO WHEN THIS CYCLE HAPPENS. LOSS OF POWER AND CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AT LOW SPEED.
  
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• Apr 13, 2012 - Brookneal, VA - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND CENTER CONSOLE LIGHTS FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY, DISTRACTING THE CONTACT FROM DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE REPLACEMENT ONLY REMEDIED THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
  
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• Mar 27, 2012 - Chicago, IL - Electrical System
  ELECTRICAL DASH BOARD BLINKS WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT RAINS THE DRIVER'S FLOOR IS SOAKED WITH WATER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS WET AS WELL, VEHICLE JERKS WHILE DRIVING. INDICATION LIGHTS POPS ON DASHBOARD SPORADICALLY, RADIO AND NAVIGATION DOESN'T WORK.
  
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• Mar 23, 2012 - Clayton, NC - Electrical System
  THE AIR CONDITIONER MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. I HAD TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH WATER.
  
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• Mar 23, 2012 - Stockton, CA - Electrical System
  I WAS DRIVING IN MY COMMUNITY ON A LOCAL STREET AT RATE OF 45 MILES HOUR. FOR NO REASON, MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED AND I HAD NO POWER OR ANYTHING CONTROL OF THE CAR. SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART MY CAR. NOW, WHEN I TRY TO START IT, THE HORN WILL NOT STOP AND I CANNOT TURN OFF MY FOG LAMPS OR HIGH BEAMS. NOW I AM MAD AND WANT ANSWERS. I PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP THIS CAR IN GOOD SHAPE, NOW THIS.
  
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• Mar 19, 2012 - Mayer, MN - Electrical System
  IN THE 5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING, STALLED WHILE PARKED. THIS HAPPENS AT NO SET FREQUENCY. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS DAILY, OTHER TIMES IT WILL GO FOR MONTHS AND NOT HAPPEN. THE DASH LIGHTS REPEATEDLY FLASH OFF AND ON. SOME DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK AT ALL FOR MONTHS THEN LIKE MAGIC WORK FINE FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING ALL THE TIME AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. IF I AM CROSSING OR TURINING I NEED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE LIKE 2 MILES BETWEEN ME AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN CASE IT DECIDES TO NOT WORK THAT TIME AND I GET STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION. THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. LUCKILY THE COMPUTER WENT OUT THAT CONTROLS THE CRUISE SO I CAN'T USE IT. THE CRUISE USED TO JUST SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT NOTICE THE CAR WILL FLOOR ITSELF AND NOT STOP UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. REGARDLESS OF WHAT TEMPERATURE I HAVE THE HEATER SET TO THERE IS CONSTANTLY EXTREMELY HOT AIR BLOWING ON MY FEET. I CAN NOT DRIVE WITHOUT SHOES ON OR THE HOT AIR LITERALLY BURNS MY FEET. OVERALL- THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE JEEP COMMANDER. I GOOGLED JEEP COMMANDER AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS (I AM SURE THOUSANDS) OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.
  
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• Mar 19, 2012 - Mayer, MN - Instrument Panel
  IN THE 5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING, STALLED WHILE PARKED. THIS HAPPENS AT NO SET FREQUENCY. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS DAILY, OTHER TIMES IT WILL GO FOR MONTHS AND NOT HAPPEN. THE DASH LIGHTS REPEATEDLY FLASH OFF AND ON. SOME DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK AT ALL FOR MONTHS THEN LIKE MAGIC WORK FINE FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING ALL THE TIME AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. IF I AM CROSSING OR TURINING I NEED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE LIKE 2 MILES BETWEEN ME AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN CASE IT DECIDES TO NOT WORK THAT TIME AND I GET STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION. THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. LUCKILY THE COMPUTER WENT OUT THAT CONTROLS THE CRUISE SO I CAN'T USE IT. THE CRUISE USED TO JUST SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT NOTICE THE CAR WILL FLOOR ITSELF AND NOT STOP UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. REGARDLESS OF WHAT TEMPERATURE I HAVE THE HEATER SET TO THERE IS CONSTANTLY EXTREMELY HOT AIR BLOWING ON MY FEET. I CAN NOT DRIVE WITHOUT SHOES ON OR THE HOT AIR LITERALLY BURNS MY FEET. OVERALL- THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE JEEP COMMANDER. I GOOGLED JEEP COMMANDER AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS (I AM SURE THOUSANDS) OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.
  
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• Mar 09, 2012 - Newark, NJ - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY STARTING AND REQUIRED A JUMP START. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOWS WOULD INVOLUNTARILY BEGIN OPENING WHEN HE INTENDED TO CLOSE THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PPM)). NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
  
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• Feb 24, 2012 - New Albany, OH - Electrical System
  THE INTERIOR ELECTRICAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS OFTEN GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THIS INCLUDES ALL SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND DASH LIGHTS FOR ALL CONTROLS. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY 2007. AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE LED LIGHTS ILLUMINATING THE SWITCHES FOR THE FAN SPEED, TEMPERATURE CONTROL, AND HEATED SEATS. I REPORTED THIS UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW I AM TOLD I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE ELECTRICAL FAULT. THE LED SWITCH BULBS CANNOT SIMPLY BE REPLACED AS THE ENTIRE UNIT FOR EACH CONTROL MUST BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A PINGING SOUND AND THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT WRONG 3 TIMES. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY WHEN FIRST REPORTED. MANY MONTHS LATER AFTER WARRANTY LAPSED THE DEALERSHIP'S CORRECTIVE FIX WAS REPLACING ONE SIDE OF THE ENGINE'S HYDRAULIC LIFTERS. THIS MADE THE PROBLEM A BIT BETTER BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT.
  
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• Feb 24, 2012 - Hutchinson, KS - Electrical System
  2006 JEEP COMMANDER DOES NOT START. WE HAVE TO TRY ABOUT 30 TIMES SOMETIMES TO GET IT TO START. IT JUST MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. ALSO THE JEEP COMMANDER WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. (VERY DANGEROUS) ESPECIALLY WITH TWO KIDS. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS IT GETS STUCK IN LOW GEAR OR 4X4 (NOT SURE WHICH). I HAVE READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THESE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MANY MANY 2006 COMMANDERS. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH HOW JEEP HAS SWEPT THESE PROBLEMS UNDER THE CARPET. YES, THEY HAVE HAD A FEW RECALLS, BUT NOTHING TO FIX THESE VERY SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS DEFECTS. PLEASE HELP, AS WE SPENT A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY ON WHAT WE THOUGHT AND NEEDED TO BE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT RELIABLE AT ALL.
  
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• Feb 14, 2012 - Rineyville, KY - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO START HER VEHICLE IT WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SPEEDOMETER GAUGE FAILED AND WOULD NOT DISPLAY HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN THEY WERE TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE STATED IT COULD BE RELATED TO THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF THE CAN-B BUS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
  
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• Feb 06, 2012 - South Milwaukee, WI - Electrical System
  I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LTD. WITH THE 5.7L HEMI. DATE OF MANUFACTURER WAS 06/06. IN THE PAST YEAR MY COMMANDER HAS BEGAN STALLING OUT SPORADICALLY WHILE STOPPED COMPLETELY. IT OCCURS AT ANY TIME, NIGHT OR DAY, USUALLY ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD OR COOL. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT, OR ANY OTHER COMPLETE STOP IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE RPM'S DROP AND THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS SHOW UP ON THE DASH. WHEN IT OCCURS AT NIGHT ALL THE EXTERNAL VEHICLE LIGHTS TURN OFF, THUS MAKING ME AND MY VEHICLE VULNERABLE TO OTHER TRAFFIC. IT DOES NOT TRIP A CODE IN THE COMPUTER SO THE DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR MAINTENANCE REGARDING THE PROBLEM THE DEALER RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE EGR VALVE SO I DID WHAT THEY RECOMMENDED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLS OUT IT TYPICALLY WILL DO IT 3-5 ADDITIONAL TIMES PER TRIP AND IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK. I HAVE READ THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND JEEP HAS NO FIX. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE AS I WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. RECENTLY I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE STREET AT NIGHT AND WAS PREPARING TO TURN LEFT AT A STOP LIGHT. I STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TO WAIT FOR THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO PASS, WHEN MY CAR STALLED OUT AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF (HEADLIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS, ETC) MAKING MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY INVISIBLE TO TRAFFIC. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL I PLACED IT IN NEUTRAL AND HAD TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND MOVE OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. PLEASE LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS AS THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN.
  
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• Feb 02, 2012 - Gulfport, MS - Electrical System
  THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS YEAR ROUND. ONCE YOU PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, ALL OF THE SHIFT LIGHTS "PRND" LIGHT UP AND THE VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE. IF YOU ARE ALREADY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD/ FREEWAY, IT WILL RANDOMLY LIGHT UP AND STOP ACCELERATING. WHEN IT RANDOMLY OCCURS, IT HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING, AND YOU HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK OR RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND ATTEMPT IT AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN REPEATEDLY OVER A WEEK PERIOD, THEN THE PROBLEM WILL STOP FOR A WEEK OR TWO AND THEN RESURFACE AT THE WORST TIME- FOR EXAMPLE AN INTERSECTION, AN ON-RAMP, A BUSY STREET, AND IT HAS PRESENTED HUGE SAFETY ISSUES FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE DYING FOR THIS TO GET RECALLED? I HAVE READ FORUM AFTER FORUM OF THE SAME ISSUE AMONGST CONSUMERS WITH MY EXACT MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR (AND EARLIER MODELS) AND YET, WHEN I CALLED JEEP, THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT, THERE IS NO RECALL, AND I'VE BEEN TURNED AWAY.
  
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• Feb 01, 2012 - Vanderbilt, PA - Electrical System
  MY COMMANDER IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING. AND AT TIMES JUST WILL NOT START. SEVERAL INCIDENTS DATING BACK TO YEARS. . I BOUGHT THIS COMMANDER NEW, NO MILES. ONE INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING GOING OVER 50 MPH AND ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT JUST STALLED. ANOTHER TIME STALLED SITTING AT RED LIGHT AND ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT STALLED. AND OVER 10 TIMES IT JUST WON'T START. RIGHT NOW IT IS BROKE DOWN, JUST WON'T START. OVER THE YEARS I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STARTER IT WAS REPLACE 8/3/2010 (I HAD TO PAY FOR STARTER, LABOR AND TOWING) THEN NEXT TIME I REPLACED THE BATTERY. AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEMS. I DID A CHECK ON RECALLS AND FOUND THE 2008 COMMANDERS WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASONS. WHY HAVEN'T THE 2006 COMMANDERS BEEN RECALLED? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I COULD BE IN A WRECK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE CHILDREN IN MY COMMANDER AGE 17 MONTHS AND 8 MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A EXISTING PROBLEM FOR OTHER YEAR COMMANDERS, THEY FIXED THEM WHY NOT MINE??? AND I FEEL SINCE CHRYSLER ACCEPTED THIS RECALL IN OTHER YEARS AND IF I WRECK CHRYSLER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY WRECK AND ANY INJURIES. ALL I WANT IS FOR CHRYSLER TO FIX MY COMMANDER....
  
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• Jan 26, 2012 - Yukon, OK - Electrical System
  MULTIPLE TIMES; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS. VEHICLE FLUCTUATES WHILE IDLING AND THEN FINALLY STALLS.
  
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• Jan 02, 2012 - New York, NY - Electrical System
  PROBLEMS BEGAN 1 DAY AFTER COMMANDER WENT IN TO DEALER FOR THE REGULAR 3,000MILE OIL CHANGE, THAT CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER THAT OIL CHANGE, AS 'GOOD TO GO'; W/IN 24 HOURS OF THAT OIL CHANGE, THE COMMANDER WOULD NOT START AND REQUIRED A NEW STARTER (30K MILES). AFTER THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, THE COMMANDER WAS STALLING IF - IN THE MIDDLE OF A SLIGHT INCLINE IT HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN RESUME - AT THE RESUME IT WOULD STALL. ALSO, AFTER STARTER REPLACED DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINKING; TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING, POWER STEERING LINE FROM PUMP TO COOLER LEAKING, AND FRONT AND BACK BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED (42K MILES) 60K MILES, THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNS ON BY ITSELF AND THE REAR PARK ASSIST TURNS OFF BY ITSELF; THE WATER LEAK INTO FRONT PASSENGER WELL. SPEAKING WITH CUSTOM RELATIONS AT CHRYSLER CORPORATE REGARDING CRUISE CONTROL, REAR ASSIST AND WATER LEAK PROBLEMS THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THESE BEING A PROBLEM FOR MOST COMMANDER CUSTOMERS; HOWEVER, CHRYSLER JEEP IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AS EVIDENCED BY THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS PUBLISHED ON THEM YET CHRYSLER JEEP DOES NOT ISSUE A RECALL/TAKE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. MORE: CHRYSLER JEEP EXPECTS ME TO PAY THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEMS SO THAT THEN SO LONG AS I HAVE PAID A DEALER TO REPAIR THEM THEY WILL CONSIDER (NOT NECESSARILY APPROVE; IN THE PAST THEY HAVE IN FACT DENIED ME REIMBUSEMENT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON) REFUNDING ME TOTAL OR PARTIAL COST OF REPAIRS. MORE: I WAS ONLY INFORMED OF A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING EBC MODULE (BRAKE) WHEN I CALLED IN LAST WEEK (12/2011) REGARDING THE WATER LEAK & CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. MAKING THIS MORE POIGNANT, THE REASON FOR THIS RECALL - THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT WHEN IT WAS FIRST ISSUED- IS A BRAKE ISSUE THAT I HAD DETAILED TO CHRYSLER JEEP IN 2009!
  
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• Dec 30, 2011 - Sissonville, WV - Electrical System
  I FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 5.7 L HEMI REGARDING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE HESITATION YOU GET WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PCM SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED AND IT HAS BEEN BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. WE HAVE HAD THE O2 SENSOR REPLACED TWICE, THE GAS FILTER REPLACED, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED, MY JEEP HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON SOME VISITS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IF MY JEEP WERE TO STALL FROM HESITATION THIS COULD CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO GO FROM HERE BUT I WILL KEEP ON GOING UNTIL I GET SOMEONE TO LISTEN AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM OR TAKE THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD.
  
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• Nov 15, 2011 - Roseville, CA - Electrical System
  I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT TO GO OVER A BRIDGE WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT STARTING BLINKING ON AND OFF. THE CAR THEN STALLED AND I LOST ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OVER WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE CAR THEN DID START RIGHT BACK UP. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND COMPONENTS TO BLINK 2 OTHER TIMES SINCE (TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING IS THE MOST RECENT TIME). LUCKILY THE CAR DID NOT STALL THESE OTHER TIMES. HOWEVER, WHEN IT BEGINS TO HAPPEN I CANNOT START FREAKING OUT THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO ALL OF A SUDDEN SHUT DOWN.
  
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• Sep 27, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA - Electrical System
  I HAVE A 06 JEEP COMMANDER THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE RPMS GO UP OVER 3 AND 4 AND THE GEARS SHIFTS FROM HIGH TO LOW. AND ALSO MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON.
  
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• Sep 23, 2011 - Whitehouse, OH - Electrical System
  I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN ALL THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS CAME ON. I THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED! WHEN I LOOKED DOWN, THE OB DATA SCREEN SAID AWD SYSTEM FAILED. I PUT IT IN PARK TURNED OFF THE KEY AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT WOULD NOT. THAT'S WHEN I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR! WITHIN A SECOND IT TURNED TO BLACK SMOKE! I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I HURRIED UP AND GOT MY SON AND I OUT OF THE JEEP AND BACKED AWAY, AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THERE WAS A POP AND THE JEEP ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. WE CALLED 911.
  
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• Sep 22, 2011 - Broken Arrow, OK - Electrical System
  WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN FLASHING ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES FOR A PERIOD OF 5 MINUTES. THE WARNING LIGHTS THAT STAYED ON AFTERWARDS: TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM AND BSP. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH BECAUSE I WAS DISTRACTED BY THE MALFUNCTION.
  
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• Sep 13, 2011 - Bollivia , NC - Electrical System
  THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 55MPH WITH MY NEW BORN CHILD, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE ELECTIRC SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STERRING QUIT. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST SMASHED INTO ME. THE JEEP CAME TO A STOP AND THEN I TURNED THE KEY AND IT TURNED BACK ON. PLEASE HELP ME!
  
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• Sep 13, 2011 - Bethleham, PA - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ACTIVATE SPORADICALLY WHEN ENGAGED. THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEAT WOULD SHUT OFF AND ON. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AS WELL AND THE ONLY WARNING WAS THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
  
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• Sep 11, 2011 - Porter, IN - Electrical System
  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 ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS VEHICLE AND FOUND MAY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS.
  
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• Sep 09, 2011 - Carmel, NY - Electrical System
  HI MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS BEEN IN GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME ONE DAY IT STAYED OUT IN THE RAIN AND ALL THE WATER GOT IN THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED RADIO SHUT OFF AND ON SAME WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS THE IT WOULD STAY ON DASH SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM CHECK GAUGES THE CHECK ENGINE WOULD COM ON THE BATTERY AND THE OIL AND THE TIRE PRESSURE AND SOMETIMES IT WONT START THE OTHER DAY IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING I HAVE 4 KIDS AND IM AFRAID IT COULD HAPPEN WHEN THEY RE WITH ME AND THEY COULD GET HURT I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM I'M REPORTING THIS TO THE BBB AND TO THE CONSUMERS AFFAIRS HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL HELP.
  
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• Sep 05, 2011 - Cedar Point, NC - Electrical System
  SINCE THE FIRST FEW MONTHS THAT I OWNED THIS 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IT HAS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN THE SUMMER. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN AND HAD PCM REPROGRAMMING, PARTS REPLACED, AND OTHER WORK. AT THE TIME WE PURCHASED IT MY HUSBAND WAS THE GM AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECH'S TRIED EVERYTHING. SINCE THEN THE DEALERSHIP HAS SWITCHED TO ANOTHER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND MANY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NO SOLUTIONS OTHER THAN WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. I DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS WITH MY TWO CHILDREN OFTEN AND SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS CUT OFF WHEN SPEED LIMITS WHERE 65+ MPH. I DO NOT WANT TO PASS THIS PROBLEM ALONG TO ANOTHER OWNER. I MANAGED SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR YEARS AND KNOW HOW TO REACT TO PROBLEMS, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO PURCHASED VEHICLES AT THE SAME TIME WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY HAVE BEEN TRADED IN AND NOW NEW OWNERS ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION.
  
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• Aug 30, 2011 - Somerset, PA - Electrical System
  TRANSMISSION CONTROL SWITCH 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD GOES FROM DRIVE TO 3RD GEAR I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER CAR CHECK NENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU CANT GET IT OUYT OF 3RD GEAR.
  
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• Aug 17, 2011 - Council Bluffs, IA - Electrical System
  AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING ALL ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING TWO YEARS AGO, NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND THE COMPUTER HAS GONE OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE HAD ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING, AND HAVE REPLACED THE MODULE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING TO JUST HAVE THE ISSUE RE-APPEAR A YEAR LATER. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS GONE OUT. AND WITH HEAVY RAINS, I HAVE LEAKING WITH MY SUNROOF.
  
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• Aug 05, 2011 - Charles Town, WV - Electrical System
  I WAS GETTING OFF ON AN EXIT WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE. I HAD MY FOOT SLIGHTLY ON THE BREAK TO DECELERATE. THE CAR JERKED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ROADS WERE DRY. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS TO TURN ON. THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE BREAKS QUICKLY. AFTER I ARRIVED AT MY LOCATION I TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. I CONTACTED MY SERVICE CENTER. THEY HAD ME BRING IN THE CAR. THEY RE-FLASHED TO CORRECT THE CODES.
  
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• Jul 25, 2011 - Harvey, LA - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN IT RAINS THE WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE BARS AND THE WINDOWS. THE LEAK WAS IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALSO FAILED INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,048.
  
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• Jul 24, 2011 - Cape Coral, FL - Electrical System
  A/C BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HIGH, NOT ANY OTHER SETTING. I'VE REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ON AVERAGE OF 3X PER YEAR (@ $32 FROM DEALER). THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY AUTO MECHANICS AND THE CHRYSLER DEALER SERVICE DEPT. IS WRONG WITH THE A/C SYSTEM....AND THAT "IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM." WHEN THE RESISTOR IS REPLACED, THE A/C WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN REPEAT THE PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS SOMETHING CAUSING THIS PART TO SHORT/MALFUNCTION. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC (ONLINE/INTERNET), I'VE FOUND MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR, IT IS THE GUAGE OF WIRING CHRYSLER HAS USED TO INSTALL THE SYSTEM. THE WIRING CAN NOT HANDLE THE AMPS RUNNING THROUGH IT, AND THE CONNECTION/WIRING ACTUALLY MELTS. THIS IS THE CASE WITH MY VEHICLE, THE CONNECTION AT THE BLOWER RESISTOR IS MELTED. THE SYSTEM HAS A 40AMP FUSE, WHICH DOES NOT BLOW BEFORE THE WIRING MELTS???.....THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL ON THIS. I'VE OPENED A CASE WITH CHRYSLER, AND SO FAR HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH THEM.....THEY JUST WANT ME TO TAKE VEHICLE INTO DEALER SO THEY CAN CHARGE ME THERE OUTRAGEOUS RATES FOR LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM, THEN (ACCORDING TO THE DISCUSSION THREADS ONLINE) THEY'LL SUGGEST I REPLACE THE WHOLE BLOWER UNIT/SYSTEM FOR ABOUT $800. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE GUAGE OF THE WIRING IS TO SMALL FOR THE AMPS RUNNING THE SYSTEM, AND THE WIRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'VE HEARD THERE IS A REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESS AVAILABLE, BUT WHEN I ASKED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS PART THEY CLAIMED TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.
  
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• Jul 21, 2011 - Atlanta, GA - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING BEGAN TO FLICKER ERRATICALLY, AND A WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT DECELERATION AS WELL AS FLICKERING OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE BATTERY IN FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
  
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• Jul 19, 2011 - Beford, TX - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STOP ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT A PREVIOUS OWNER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. IN ADDITION TO THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
  
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• Jul 11, 2011 - Baly, CA - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO START WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
  
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• May 18, 2011 - Lowell , MS - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BACK UP SENSOR FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 09/08/11 THE CRASH SENSOR WAS STUCK INSIDE THE BUMPER, WHICH CAUSED IT TO GO OFF AT ALL TIMES IN REVERSE. UPDATED 10/31/11
  
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• May 03, 2011 - San Diego , CA - Electrical System
  2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED PURCHASED BRAND NEW DEC 2006 FROM MCCUNE CHRYSLER AND JEEP, NATIONAL CITY CALIFORNIA. PURCHASED EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT MAX 6/70, COVERING MY CAR TO 70,000. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 63,000 MILES (EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT). NEVER HAD AN PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE AT ALL. TOOK CAR TO PURCHASING LOCATION FOR REPAIRS JAN 2011. WHILE THERE, SERVICE ADVISOR SAID I NEEDED A NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER SERVICE CONTRACT. SINCE THEN, MY CAR HAS CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOOSE MY LIFE BY BEING HIT BY TRAFFIC, ALL LIGHTS ON MY DASH PANEL LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL PUSHED,,, AND I AM TOLD THAT MY CAR HAS A COMMUNICATION PROBLEM AND THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I FINALLY CALL ED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER, FILED A COMPLAINT, AND WAS TOLD THAT A CASE MANGER WILL BE CALLING ME TO WORK WITH ME AND THE DEALERSHIP. IF THE MECHANICS CAN NOT FIGURE IT OUT, THEN THAT IS A MAJOR CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE NOW MY LIFE, MY KIDS LIVES, AND ANY OTHER PASSENGERS LIVES ARE AT JEOPARDY WHILE IN THIS VEHICLE. IT'S A DEATH TRAP. CHRYSLER NOR THE MCCUNE ARE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. ALL I AM GETTING IS THAT IT'S A COMMUNICATION PROBLEM WITHIN THE CAR. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER? THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER 3 DAYS BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER AND BEING TOLD IT WAS FIXED. THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE SHOP AFTER TWO DAYS OF HAVING IT WHERE IT IS AT THIS TIME.
  
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• May 02, 2011 - Fox Point, WI - Electrical System
  OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING. USUALLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO CRAZY, ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLS. THIS HAPPENS AT ANYTIME, AND HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY! THIS ISSUE LEAVES NO FAULTS ON THE COMPUTER WHEN CHECKED BY A DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE NO MORE SUGGESTIONS. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS AND OTHER JEEP VEHICLES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SERIOUS ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!
  
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• Mar 18, 2011 - Spencer, WV - Electrical System
  I PURCHASED THE 2006 COMMANDER IN JUNE 2010. THE FIRST 6 WEEKS I HAD THE VEHICLE I LOVED IT. THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THE SERVICE PARK ASSIST WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR TWO DAYS, THEN WENT OFF ON ITS OWN PRIOR TO GETTING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE NEXT INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IDLING IN TRAFFIC AT A STOPLIGHT. EVERY INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY STALL OUT. SINCE THAT EPISODE I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY (AT TIMES WON'T ROLL UP OR DOWN FROM EITHER CONTROL). MORE RECENTLY I HAVE HAD INCREASING EPISODES (TWO TO THREE TIMES PER MONTH) OF THE DASH LIGHTING UP, HEADLIGHTS DIMMING AND THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER (SO FAR ALWAYS WHILE PARKED OR SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE), AS WELL AS THE SERVICE PARK ASSIST WARNING AND WINDOW ISSUES. AFTER HEARING OF A COWORKER WITH A 2007 COMMANDER HAVING SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES I BEGAN SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUES AS MINE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE IN THE EVENT THAT IT WOULD STALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE YESTERDAY AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO LOOK AT IT FREE OF CHARGE THIS MORNING SINCE THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON IT NOW, BUT I STILL AM NOT SURE I WANT TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS ISSUE. I USED TO BE A DIE HARD JEEP FAN...BUT NO LONGER! I AM SURPRISED THAT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY REPORTS OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY AS A RESULT OF THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL.
  
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• Jan 18, 2011 - Fort Sasktachewan, 00 - Electrical System
  MARCH OF 2009 WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THE ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. WE TOOK IT INTO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED US THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SHIFTER MODULE AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. WELL $2500 LATER AND MISSING PARTS WE REQUESTED TO KEEP OUR VEHICLE WAS BACK IN OUR POSSESSION WITH THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING. NOT AS SEVERE AS WHAT IT HAD BEEN PRIOR TO SENDING IT IN, HOWEVER STILL HAPPENING. THIS EVENING MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. ONLY THIS TIME THE ABS WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES STARTED PUMPING FOR NO REASON, AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING 110KMPH. WHEN HOME WE REVIEWED RECALLS RECOMMENDED FOR 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS AND THERE IS ONE WHERE IT DESCRIBES THE SYMPTOMS OUR VEHICLE IS HAVING IN QUITE DETAIL. AMONGST INVESTIGATING FURTHER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OUT PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS.
  
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• Jan 07, 2011 - Avondale, AZ - Electrical System
  2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 TRAIL RATED.
  
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• Jan 03, 2011 - Burns, TN - Electrical System
  BOUGHT 2006 COMMANDER IN 2009,EVERY MONTH IT EITHER SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT START AT ALL, I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER, BATTERY,FUSES,AND SWITCHES AT MY OWN EXPENSE,CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO..THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR V-6 COMMMANDERS.
  
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• Oct 26, 2010 - South Holland, IL - Electrical System
  THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD IS STALLING IN MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THERE IS NOT ANY WARNING SIGN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. MY CAR HAS STALLED BEFORE WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AS WELL AS WHILE PARKED. THERE IS NO WARNING, IT JUST STALLS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY IT JUST CUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF THEN STARTED TO CAR AND IT DROVE AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. IT ALSO STALLS WHILE PARKED WITH NO WARNING. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON. YOU THEN HAVE TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS THEN HOPE IT STARTS THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED AND THIS PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. WHAT I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC IS WHEN I UNPLUG THE BATTERY IT IS RESETTING THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL. BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
  
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• Oct 22, 2010 - Baltimore, MD - Electrical System
  2006 JEEP COMMANDER LTD 5.7L. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASH RANDOMLY. LOSS OF POWER AND CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME VEHICLE BUT WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE SIZE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THIS MODEL EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE.
  
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• Aug 11, 2010 - Wheatfield, NY - Electrical System
  VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS OFF AND ON SO WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. WITHIN A MONTH, CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WHILE TRYING TO GET IT STARTED THE LIGHTS CAME ON, NO START. WAITED, TRIED AGAIN, DIMMER LIGHTS; WAITED AGAIN NOTHING! ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TOTALLY NON FUNCTIONING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD STALLING ISSUES AND CAR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING GEARS. IT FEELS LIKE IT JUST CAN'T GET SPEED UP AND NOT EVEN A HIGH RATE, JUST IN TOWN. I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE GEAR WENT FROM DRIVE TO 3RD! I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING WITH NO LUCK AND THEN THAT STALLING FEELING ALL THE WAY TO WORK. THE TRUCK HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN BUT IT'S NOT WORKING!
  
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• Aug 02, 2010 - Murfreesboro, TN - Electrical System
  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
  
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• Jul 15, 2010 - Evansville, IN - Electrical System
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ALL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE CONTROL PANEL, BEGAN BLINKING RAPIDLY BEFORE COMPLETELY FAILING. THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTARTING, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND DID NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
  
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• Jul 09, 2010 - Bombay, FL - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000.
  
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• Jun 09, 2010 - Broomfield, CO - Electrical System
  2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS A STARTING ISSUE AND MANY OCCURRENCES HAVE HAD TO TURN THE KEY OVER SEVERAL TIMES TO GET VEHICLE TO START.
  
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• May 20, 2010 - Lexington, KY - Electrical System
  WHILE DRIVING, 06 JEEP COMMANDER HAD SMOKE POURING INTO THE INSIDE FROM THE GEAR SHIFT, VENTS, ETC. SMELLED ELECTRICAL. CAR REFUSED TO TURN OFF ON TWO ATTEMPTS WITH KEYS ALREADY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THAT WAS THE FIRST OCCASION FOR THAT PROBLEM. HAVE HAD SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING THAT THE CAR STALLS, LOCKING UP THE STEERING WHEEL, ETC. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE RECALL ???? IT STILL STALLS, SOMETIMES THREE TIMES A DAY...WHICH IS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE BEHIND YOU. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE SHOP NOW AS I HAD TO GET IT TOWED WHEN IT QUIT RUNNING, DURING THE FIRE. I AM CURRENTLY SEARCHING TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.
  
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• May 06, 2010 - Salinas, CA - Electrical System
  HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN TO REACHING SPEEDS OF 85 MPH. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED ON NOW IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND I MA NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED AT ALL. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKS AND LETS IN TOO MUCH AIR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS SINCE IT IS A DEFECT. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN. NOW REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS STARTING TO GET STUCK. HAVE REPLACED DRIVER SIDE SWITCH AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW GOES DOWN BUT THE DRIVER SIDE WHICH HAS CONTROLS TO ALL THE WINDOWS DOES NOT WORK FOR ANY OF THE WINDOWS. MY CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN ON A DAILY BASIS. IT CAN GO FROM 35 MPH TO UNCONTROLLABLE SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY NEVER FIND THE PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP CANT EVEN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS.
  
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• May 03, 2010 - Swansea, MA - Ignition
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, HER KNEE TOUCHED AGAINST THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,353.
  
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• Mar 02, 2010 - Columbia, MO - Electrical System
  INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED V8 HEMI, JEEP STALLS ON HIGHWAY ANY SPEEDS, IT LOCKS UP AND SHUTS DOWN. AFTER I PULL OVER ITS STARTS UP AGAIN. THE JEEP HAS STALLED MANY TIMES MORE THAN 20 SINCE I OWNED IT. I HAVE HAD THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS REPLACED ALSO A NEW STARTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STILL SAY THE CAM OR CRANK SENSORS THE PROBLEM I SPENDING WAY TO MUCH MONEY GETTING THE JEEP PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND COMING UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE JEEP IS VERY UNSAFE. [XXX]
  
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• Feb 13, 2010 - Spokane , WA - Electrical System
  MY CAR HAS HAD SERIOUS ISSUES SINCE BUYING IT. NOW I HAVE A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE FROM DAY ONE OF BUYING THE CAR. I AM FEARING A ELECTRICAL FIRE AND THE DEALER HAS THROWN UP THEIR HANDS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. CHRYSLER HAS NEVER HELPED ME WITH THIS AUTO BUT WAS GOING TO DECLARE IT AT ONE POINT A LEMON BUT WANTED TO CHARGE ME A OUT RAGEOUS USAGE FEE RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. I HAVE A FILE AT THE JEEP DEALER LARGER THEN ANY FILE EVER ON A CAR THERE. MY JEEP ALWAYS HAVE HAS PROBLEMS HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE AND THEY CAN NEVER FIGURE OUT WHY. IT USE TO STALL WHEN DRIVING AND ANY SPEED. I WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AND IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE CAR. IT TOOK THEM A YEAR AND HALF TO FIND AND FIX THAT PROBLEM. NOW THEY CAN FIND THIS PROBLEM AND WE FEAR A SERIOUS FIRE IN THE CAR. PLEASE HELP US.
  
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• Dec 25, 2009 - Edison, NJ - Electrical System
  I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO ABOUT AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER SINCE JANUARY 2009. I AM GOING TO BE KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHICH IN AN AGE OF ROAD RAGE COULD GET ME KILLED IF SOMEONE THINKS I'M WILLFULLY FLASHING THEM. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES GO ON AND OFF, THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM GO ON AND OFF; DID I FORGET TO SAY RANDOMLY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IN THE PAST THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE EVALUATION, NOW I REFUSE TO KEEP PAYING THEM AND HAVE THEM SAY "SORRY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ON THE COMPUTER." SOMEONE WILL BE LIABLE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS DEFECTED VEHICLE. ON 12/24/09 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IT FLASHED THE PEOPLE BEFORE ME, I GOT CONCERNED AND SWITCHED LANES ON THE HIGHWAY; EVERY TIME I SWITCHED LANES THEY SWITCHED BEFORE ME. I BELIEVE THEY THOUGHT I WAS PURPOSEFULLY FLASHING THEM. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT.
  
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• Dec 14, 2009 - Saint Bonifacius, MN - Electrical System
  HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BUT THE RADIO REMAINED ON AND THE ENGINE WAS ALSO WORKING. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLIPPED ON AND THEN OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BASE ESP AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS, THEY STAYED ON. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE WORKING AND IF IT HAD NOT BEEN DARK OUT, COULD HAVE DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE DID COME BACK TO NORMAL WORKING ORDER WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THIS RECORD OF EVENTS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AT 10 PM AND WAS VERY SCARY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER JUNCTION BLOCK. THEY SAID THERE WERE MULTIPLE CODES THEY FOUND IN THE SYSTEM BUT THE FAULT THAT LEAPED OUT TO THEM WAS U0200.
  
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• Dec 13, 2009 - Edison, NJ - Electrical System
  MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER SEEMS TO HAVE ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER PROBLEMS, I'M NOT CERTAIN WHICH. SINCE JANUARY 2009 I'VE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, THE HEAT, AND RADIO FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND ALL THE GAUGES FLUCTUATE; DURING THIS TIME THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PAID $100 TO HAVE THEIR COMPUTER EVALUATE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. RECENTLY, ON 12/11/09 WHEN THE FLASHING WAS CONSTANT FOR OVER 5 MILES OF DRIVING, I BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER FOR AN IMMEDIATE EVALUATION. I ASKED IF OTHERS REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS I WAS TOLD "NO", SO I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN YOUR DATABASE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE SERVICE MANAGERS ALWAYS WANT ME TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURERS. WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN I ONLY HAD 55,250 MILES ON THE TRUCK. CURRENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORST BECAUSE IT IS MORE FREQUENT AND LAST LONGER. THE DEALER HAS A HUGE TURNOVER OF SERVICE MANAGERS AND MECHANICS SO EACH TIME I HAVE TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE THE SERVICE MANAGERS PRETEND I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO EVER COMPLAINED ABOUT SUCH A PROBLEM. I FEAR THAT THE TRUCK WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AND KILL ME OR AN INNOCENT DRIVER. THE PROBLEM IS I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I'M STILL PAYING FOR THIS TRUCK. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT RESORTING TO DISCONTINUE PAYING FOR THE DEFECTED VEHICLE? THE DEALER/SERVICE MANAGERS REPORT NO PROBLEMS INCLUDING BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND COMPUTER WORKING PROPERLY SO CURRENTLY I FEEL STUCK AND AFRAID OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS DEFECTED VEHICLE.
  
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• Dec 01, 2009 - Albany, NY - Electrical System
  MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MY LIGHTS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASH, FLICKER AND TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY.
  
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• Nov 16, 2009 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Instrument Panel
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHTS WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
  
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• Oct 07, 2009 - Norman, OK - Electrical System
  DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER ON 635E IN DALLAS, TX, THE CAR JUST DIED GOING 70 MPH WITH 6 LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND I WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO THE HOV LANE AND IT HAD NOT SHOULDER, JUST A CONCRETE WALL. RATHER THAT CROSS 4 LANES OF HEAVY FAST TRAFFIC WITH NO ACCELERATION IN THE CAR, I WENT INTO THE HOV LANE WHICH HAD LESS TRAFFIC AND GOT REAR ENDED BUT WAS NOT A SERIOUS WRECK AS IT WELL COULD HAVE BEEN. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND STARTED IT AND TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE POLICE. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UP RECALLS FOR MY JEEP AND FOUND THE V8 ENGINE HAD A RECALL ON THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE SINCE THE CAR WOULD STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR IS A V6. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY SAID I SHOULD TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY TO "SEE ANOTHER DOCTOR TO FIND THE PROBLEM" IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO FIX THE DAMAGE FROM THE REAR END COLLISION AND THANK MY LUCK STARS I AM STILL ALIVE TO FIX IT. YOUR CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE RECALL I REFERRED TO IS: 08V059000.
  
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• Sep 17, 2009 - Meisa, AZ - Instrument Panel
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. SHE STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD LAMPS AND LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED. THE IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RESURFACED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63000.
  
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• Sep 15, 2009 - Saugs, CA - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. SHE WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, RESTART IT, AND CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AND THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THEY ALSO ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, SHE CHOSE NOT TO SINCE THERE WAS A FEE. THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V059000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ALSO RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82000.
  
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• Jul 23, 2009 - New Palestine, IN - Electrical System
  HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN FLICKERING AND CAR HAS NOT WANTED TO START. FOUND THAT BATTERY WAS NOT HOLDING CHARGE AND REPLACED. NOW WE DRIVE AT SPEED AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO RACE WHILE NOT INCREASING SPEED. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER IN CINCINNATI,NORTHGATE AND THEY RESET COMPUTER BUT BEFORE WE COULD LEAVE THE BAY AREA IT STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON. THEY SAY THE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION GUY LOOK AT IT AND GET BACK TO US. I READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE DESCRIBING PROBLEMS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS. DON'T YOU HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL? AFTER ALL THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW DEEPLY INVESTED IN CHRYSLER.
  
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• Jul 22, 2009 - Franklin, NC - Electrical System
  I BOUGHT A JEEP COMANDER IN MAY OF 2008, TWO DAYS LATER I HAD TO HAVE WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A REALLY GREAT NEW CAR TOWED ON A ROLLBACK TO THE DEALER I HAD JUST GOTTEN IT FROM. IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STARTS MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE AND THEN IT WILL NOT TURN AND JUST DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC COMING AT ME. SINCE THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND TRAFFIC ALL AROUND.I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND ALSO HAD THEM TELL ME IT WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. I GOT A RENTAL AND THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO SAY THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. DURING THE WINTER MY CAR DECIDED TO GET A MIND OF ITS OWN AND WHEN YOU WOULD TURN THE HEAT ON YOU HAD TO HAVE IT ON HIGH OR IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING,BUT IF YOU DROVE AROUND A CURVE TO THE RIGHT IT WOULD CUT OFF, IF YOU WENT AROUND A CURVE TO THE LEFT IT WOULD CUT BACK ON. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER IT WAS TIME TO GET BRAKES AND HAVE ROTORS TURNED. I ALSO HAD THE STEREO WORKED ON BECAUSE I GUESS IT TOOK LESSONS FROM MY HEATER, AND WOULD CHANGE STATIONS OR NOT TURN AT ALL .IT STILL DOESN'T WORK RIGHT AT THIS POINT I'VE KIND OF GIVEN UP ON IT.BUT THEN THE WINDOW S STARTED NOT GOING UP ALL THE WAY THEYWOULD GO HALFWAY UP THEN GO BACK DOWN IN THE DOOR. I HAVE JUST TAKEN MY CAR ON FRIDAY TO GET NEW TIRES, MONDAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT,WHERE I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ONE BECAUSE MY TIEROD HAD TO MUCH PLAY IN IT AND WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. MY DEALERSHIP NO LONGER HAS THEIR LICENSE SO I HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST JEEP PLACE AND MY WARRANTY COULDN'T BE FOUND AND I BASICALLY STOOD ON THE STREET TO WAIT FOR A RIDE AS THEY CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT. BUT THEN WHEN I GOT TO TALK TO THEM AGAIN I NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS ALL THE WAY AROUND AT A GRAND TOTAL OF 600.00 .
  
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• Jul 04, 2009 - Ann Arbor, MI - Electrical System
  DURING REGULAR DRIVE OF THE CAR, I EXPERIENCED MAJOR ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN. I NOTICED THAT IS HAPPENING IN SUMMER TIME MORE OFTEN THAN IN WINTER TIME. I NOTICED IT FOR A FIRST TIME 2 YEARS AGO AND REPORTED TO LOCAL SERVICE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT AND TO TELL THEM IF I NOTICE ANY TREND. EXCEPT FOR SUMMER/WINTER, I COULDN'T NOTICE ANY OTHER TREND. LAST SUMMER IT WAS HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN AND AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE SERVICE, THEY COULDN'T FIND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I THINK THEY PERFORMED SOME RECALL FIRMWARE UPDATE (08V-203 I THINK) BUT I STILL HAVE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE ENGINE STALL HOWEVER. LAST NIGHT (JULY 3RD 2009) IT HAPPEN TO ME FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING NIGHT AND I JUST REALIZED HOW SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IT ACTUALLY IS. WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY FAMILY, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR (HEADLIGHTS, AC , STEREO (EXCEPT LCD DISPLAY) ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD (EXCEPT P R N D GEAR INDICATION)) WENT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND CAME BACK ON. IT HAPPENED 15-20 TIMES IN 30 MINUTES TIME FRAME. AT ONE POINT AFTER ~10TH INTERRUPTION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (ERROR CODE U1411). SO, ALL LIGHTS DISAPPEARED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK OF AN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR ANY MORE UNLESS THERE IS A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM.
  
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• Jun 23, 2009 - Sharon, MA - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A NO START CONDITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000. UPDATED 7/23/09 THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACTED AS THOUGH IT DIDN'T WANT TO STOP. ALSO THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF AND ALL OF THE GAUGES WOULD ACT ERRATIC. THE SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE WAS BLOCKED, WHICH WAS CAUSING WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/30/09.
  
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• Jun 17, 2009 - Athens , GA - Electrical System
  JEEP COMMANDER WAS TURNING INTO PARKING LOT AND HAD A SLOW SPEED STALL. VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEMS. VEHICLE HAS THE 4.7L V8. VEHICLE IS NOW AT DEALERS CAR CARE CENTER FOR EVALUATION. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR SAME PROBLEM BACK IN JAN OF 2008. PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE) WAS REPROGRAMMED AT THAT TIME.
  
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• Jun 10, 2009 - Princeton, MN - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, FOLLOWED BY NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IMMEDIATELY, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER AND NUMEROUS INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE IGNITION COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,010 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
  
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• May 19, 2009 - Culpeper, VA - Electrical System
  I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN JANUARY 2006. WHEN I DRIVE THEN ENGINE WILL STALL - USUALLY WHEN MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN. ALSO, ALL OF THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON IN THE AREA WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS. BEING AS THIS IS ELECTRICAL FAULT, I AM AFRAID MY CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE.
  
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• Apr 27, 2009 - Peterman , AL - Electrical System
  TL 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.
  
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• Mar 25, 2009 - Cumberland, MD - Electrical System
  BOUGHT VEHICLE 3/31/06 NEW NOW HAS 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES WITH STALLING WHILE DRIVING. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP AND HEADLIGHTS WILL SWITCH ON/OFF TO HIGH BEAMS ON THEIR OWN. WILL LOSE POWERSTEERING AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A CHANGE IN ACCELERATION. ON MARCH 20TH I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 30 MILES PER HOUR AND LOST POWER BUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DID NOT GO OFF AS USUAL. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED VEHICLE. HAD MY STEP-FATHER COME TO ASSIST AND HE STATED THERE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO WANT TO GO GEAR PROPERLY, ASSUMED THIS WAS DUE TO THE PRIOR "ELECTRICAL" PROBLEMS AND DROVE COMMANDER TO DEALERSHIP APPROX. 1 MILE AWAY. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PLUG IN THE TRANSMISSION LEAKING WHERE THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ENTER, COST TO REPAIR $430. AFTER COMPLETING THOSE REPAIRS WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS DESTROYED AND NEEDS REPLACED AT $3500. CHRYSLER IS NOT OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE TO AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER ISSUE. STATED I KNOWINGLY DROVE A VEHICLE WITH LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID AND AM NEGLIGENT.
  
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• Mar 16, 2009 - Ellerbe, NC - Electrical System
  THE PROBLEM STARTED TODAY OUT OF THE BLUE ON A COLD WET DAY. I DROVE HOME FROM WORK AT 7AM IN THE RAIN AND PARKED. AT 2PM I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START. IT WOULD JUST STALL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT STARTING IT, IT WOULD JUST STALL. THEN IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL SO I LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE. WHEN I WENT TO START IT AGAIN, IT WOULD START BUT ALL THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE RADIO WAS GOING ON AND OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO AND STOP. I RENTED A CODE READER THAT READ U1411, NO CONNECTION TO THE PROBLEM SO I CLEARED THE CODE AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. NOW IT DOESN'T FIX IT. JEEP SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW UNLESS I TAKE IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. BUT I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND LOTS AND LOTS OF JEEP OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. ALL OF THEIR COMPLAINTS STARTED THE SAME WAY, IN THE RAIN AND WITHOUT WARNING AND THEY WERE ALL FIXED THE SAME WAY, REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT JEEP ISN'T ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO GO PAY THEM TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW ABOUT, BUT WON'T ADMIT!
  
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• Dec 04, 2008 - Wadmalaw Island, SC - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN VIBRATING AND MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ONCE IT FINALLY RESTARTED, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED, INCLUDING THE CLOCK, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM, SPEEDOMETER, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE EMISSIONS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE EMISSIONS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,500.
  
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• Nov 22, 2008 - Lake Zurich, IL - Electrical System
  2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 5.7L HEMI STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ALL LEVELS OF SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL POWER IS LOST, AND I HAD TWO INSTANCES OF THIS OCCUR WITHIN ONE WEEK WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THREE VISITS TO THE DEALER VIA TOW TRUCK IN TWO WEEKS AND AFTER I WAS TOLD IT WAS DONE YESTERDAY, SIX MILES INTO MY RIDE HOME, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. BUILD DATE IS 5/06. ALL TSBS HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO NO AVAIL. NEED HELP!!
  
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• Nov 18, 2008 - Plainville, CT - Electrical System
  DECEMBER 2007 - MY 06 JEEP COMMANDER STARTED WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES. EVERYTIME, I WOULD HEAR A CLICK, THAN ALL THE LIGHTS IN MY DASH GO OFF, THAN BACK ON.. SINCE THEN IT'S DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES, ALONG WITH A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER IN MY RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. I'VE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING BUT LOOK OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY'VE REPLACE SINOIDS AND SHIFTERS (ALL UNDER WARRANTY) BUT NOTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER STALLED, BUT LATELY THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE IS HAPPENING MORE THAN EVER. MY DEALER HAS TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING MORE AND TO FILE LEMON LAW ~ THIS WAS CHECKED INTO BUT BECAUSE I'M OVER MY MILEAGE I CAN'T REALLY DO MUCH. THE WORST PART ABOUT THIS WHOLE MESS IS I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO FEEL SAFE, AND NOW I FEEL THAT THIS IS THE WORST CAR ON THE ROAD. CHRSYLER SHOULD NOT BE LEAVING THERE CUSTOMERS OUT TO DRY IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN SO MANY OF THE SAME. TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY.. WE GAVE YOU OUR MONEY.. GIVE US WHAT WE PAID FOR!
  
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• Nov 15, 2008 - Milford, PA - Electrical System
  REFERENCE COMPLAINTS 10244597, 10247128. TODAY, DRIVING IN THE RAIN, LIGHTS DIMMED AND CAR HESITATED, EVENTUALLY STALLING WHILE IN MOTION. WHILE WE WERE AT A STOP, THE CAR AGAIN STALLED AND TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO RESTART. I NO LONGER DRIVE WITH THE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND HAVE NOT SINCE THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT AT 61K. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING JEEP THROUGH MY DEALER, WITH NO RESPONSE. TODAY I SENT AN EMAIL VIA THEIR WEBSITE, HOWEVER, I AM NOT HOPEFUL OF ANY RESPONSE. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL TIME I WILL FILE A COMPLAINT, AS I HAVE CALLED THE BANK AND TOLD THEM TO COME AND GET THE CAR. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE PERSON WHO CONSIDERS PURCHASING MY CAR, AS I AM SURE ANOTHER UNSCRUPULOUS SALESMAN WILL PUT THE CAR UP FOR SALE, DOES HIS OR HER RESEARCH AND FINDS THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE FILED HERE AND WITH THE PA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.
  
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• Nov 05, 2008 - Naples, FL - Electrical System
  ELECTRICAL-- STARTED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO WITH CLOCK LIGHT DIMMING THEN FLASH BACK TO NORMAL . NOW,LOSS OF DASH AND HEADLIGHTS -FLICKERS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THEN WILL SOMETIMES GO OUT COMPLETELY.
  
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• Oct 29, 2008 - Milford, PA - Electrical System
  ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS REFERENCE ODI COMPLAINT #10244597. RECEIVED CAR BACK FROM DEALERSHIP RAN FINE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE CAR IS NOW STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH NEAR OUR HOME. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEN THE PARK ASSIST SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF AGAIN. I GOT THE CAR HOME. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT OUT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEAR. TODAY TAKING THE KIDS TO THE BUS IT STALLED AGAIN. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE CAR HESITATE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE PRETTY MUCH DECIDED ON VOLUNTARY REPOSSESSION, AS MY KIDS ARE WORTH MORE THAN THE DEFICIENT BALANCE.
  
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• Oct 07, 2008 - Milford, PA - Electrical System
  JAN. 1., 07--REPLACE WINDSHIELD; AT 20,853 MI. ROTORS WARPED, NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED; 25,000 AIR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH AND LOW--RESISTOR MOTOR ORDERED; 30,500, FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WARPED, RESURFACED; 32,000 CAR WON'T START--NOTHING FOUND; 36,063, CAR STARTED, THEN SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART; SECURITY CONTROL MODULE REPLACED; 39049, CAR WOULD NOT START--TOWED TO DEALER REPLACED IMMOBOLIZER CONTROL MODULE; RESISTOR BLOWER MOTOR FINALLY REPLACED; RESURFACED BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AGAIN; 48,010 CAR WON'T START; STARTER REPLACED STARTER; RESISTOR BLOWER MOTOR AGAIN FAULTY, REPLACED MOTOR, RESISTOR AND WIRING; 50,831WON'T START AGAIN, TOWED TO DEALER, BATTERY DEAD DUE TO UNFOUNDED SHORT, CAUSE UNKNOWN, INSTALLED NEW BATTERY; 58,0573 WON'T START, NO CRANK, BATTERY DEAD WOULD NOT CHARGE--SUSPECTED RADIO WAS THE CULPRIT REPLACED BATTERY AND RADIO; 61,5932 TOWED TO DEALER WILL NOT START BATTERY VOLTAGE LOW CHECKED ALL CHARGING SYSTEMS, REPLACED BATTERY AGAIN; 61,700 CAR WOULD NOT START--TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT REMAINS. I HAVE A CAR THAT I OWE 18K ON THAT I CANNOT TRADE IN BECAUSE OF THIS HISTORY IT IS ONLY WORTH 8K. THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT STALLING, CONSTANT HESITATION IN ACCELERATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE REAR SEAT BELT HAS LET GO AND CAUSED MY SON TO HIT HIS FACE ON THE BACK SEAT. PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT LATCH SLIDING SO THAT BELT WILL NOT HOOK. CANNOT SEE WHEN BACKING UP WHEN MY 5 KIDS ARE IN THE CAR. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN, AS DOES THE AIR BAG LIGHT. EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS ARE TILTED SO THAT THEY LOOK LIKE HIGHBEAMS. THIS CAR IS A DANGER.
  
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• Sep 26, 2008 - Atwater, OH - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS SUDDENLY BEGAN FLASHING AND THEN COMPLETELY DIMMED. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AS WELL. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT THEN SHUT OFF ONCE HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
  
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• Aug 19, 2008 - Methuen, MA - Electrical System
  THE VEHICLE DASH SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL AND STALLS.
  
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• Aug 07, 2008 - Lexington Park, MD - Electrical System
  MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 5.7L SOMETIMES LOSES ALL THE DISPLAYS IN THE FRONT PANEL DASH BOARD. EVERYTHING GOES OUT. MY A/C WILL NOT TURN ON. NO RADIO, ETC. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED AT NIGHT YET, SO I AM NOT SURE IF I ALSO LOSE MY HEADLIGHTS, BUT ANYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD IS OFF, NO GAS GAUGE, NO SPEEDOMETER, NO TEMP GAUGE, ETC. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES ALREADY. IS THERE A RECALL TO 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS THAT ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM?
  
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• Jul 22, 2008 - Fuquay Varina , NC - Electrical System
  OUR 06 JEEP COMMANDER HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT USED WITH 14K MILES ON IT IN 3/07. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH LIGHTS COMING ON, STALLING JUST TODAY 7/22- THE LIGHTS LIT UP AND THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT WORKING!!! NO FAN NO BLOWER... NOTHING. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL FOR THIS BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. OH AND DID I MENTION THAT AUTOPARK JEEP IN CARY, NC SOLD ME A LEMON/BUYBACK.... THEY GAVE ME THE CARFAX REPORT AFTER 30 VISITS TO THE SERVICE DEPT.... FOOL ME ONCE, FOOL ME TWICE... I AM HOPING THAT JEEP WILL BUY IT BACK AGAIN FOR THIS COMPLETE LEMON!! I KNOW HAVE 37K ON IT AND THE SERVICE DEPT WAS TALKING THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW IF JEEP WOULD COVER THE WORK.... THEY CAN KEEP IT..
  
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• Jul 11, 2008 - Powell, TN - Electrical System
  THIS IS AN UPDATE OF MY PREVIOUS POST. MY 2006 3.7 LITER COMMANDER 4X4 HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE MONDAY THE 7TH. WHEN I TOOK IT IN IT HAD BEEN STALLING NOW AND THEN, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE DISPLAY "SERVICE PARK ASSIST" HAD CAME ON THE DAY BEFORE I TOOK IT IN. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, IT SHUT DOWN NO BREAKS, STEERING, NOTHING. THE DEALER TESTED IT AND SAID IT GAVE THEM A CODE U1400 WHICH WAS THE TCM MODULE. THEY REPLACED IT AND TOLD ME TO COME AND GET IT ON JUNE 9TH. I PICKED IT UP AND ON THE WAY HOME, GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE ABOUT A BLOCK FRO THE DEALER, IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN, AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD DOWN THE HILL, AND ALL I COULD DO WAS PULL THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND PRAY THAT IT STILL WORKED, IT DID. AFTER THREE TRIES, I GOT IT STARTED AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO PUT A COMPUTER ON IT AS SOON AS I GOT THERE, THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO GET A RIDE HOME, AND THE NEXT DAY CALLED AND SAID IT NEEDED ECM MODULE, THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAD A 1000 PIECE BACKLOG ON THEM. I ASKED THEM WHAT I SHOULD DO FOR TRANSPORT, AND THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD CALL CHRYSLER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A MAJOR RECALL ON THE 2006 4.7 LITER COMMANDER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE 3.7 MODELS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GREAT, BUT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN UNREAL TO DEAL WITH, THEY SIMPLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMER, AND HAVE BEEN NO HELP. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY TO LET THEM KNOW THAT CHRYSLER TOLD ME THE PART WOULD BE READY FOR DELIVERY ON JULY 18TH, BUT MY GUESS IS THAT IF THERE'S 1000 BACKORDERED, IT WILL BE SOME TIME BEFORE I WILL GET MINE. I GUESS WE WILL SEE.
  
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• Mar 20, 2008 - Duluth, GA - Electrical System
  IN THE FIFTEEN MONTHS I'VE OWNED THE CAR (PURCHASED NEW FROM A JEEP DEALER) IT HAS BEEN TO THE ORIG. DEALER AS WELL AS A DIFFERENT DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR ELECTRONIC RELATED ISSUES. EARLY ON THE CAR EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT ELECT. PASSENGER WINDOW OPERATING IMPROPERLY. THEN A SERIES OF INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHERE THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD STALL. AT TIMES THERE WAS A NOISE FROM UNDER THE CAR. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD RUN PROPERTY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THEN THE INCIDENTS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THE MOST TROUBLING INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS STOPPING AT RED LIGHT - DEPRESED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEED.... AND THE CAR KEPT ROLLING UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE CAR IN FRONT. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES BUT SCARY AS HECK. INFORMED THE ORIG. DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. THE INCIDENTS WITH THE LIGHTS AND THE NOISE AND OTHER SPOOKY ELECT PROBLEMS - SUCH AS THE MIDDLE HVAC UNIT PUTTING OUT HEAT WHILE THE FRONT AND REAR PUT OUT COLD.- PROMPTED ME TO FIND A DIFFERENT DEALER TO TAKE THE CAR TO. THEY (NALLEY HERE IN ATLANTA) DID A GOOD JOB AND UPDATED SOME SOFTWEAR AND CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THAT ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEMS FOR TWO WEEKS THEN THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE PROMPLTY REPLACED THAT AS WELL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS QUITE A MYSTERY TO THEM. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE TURNING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO START THE CAR - THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. ALLOWED THE CAR TO SIT FOR A MINUTE THEN IT STARTED.
  
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• Dec 12, 2007 - Ft Walton Beach, FL - Ignition
  VEHICLE STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES AT RANDOM SPEEDS, SOMETIMES WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, OTHER TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING , AND ALSO WHILE JUST CRUISING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE LOST ALL POWER TO ENGINE, STEERING AND ELECTRONICS(LIGHTS, GAUGES RADIO), AND A FEW TIMES I HAVE ONLY LOST POWER TO MY ELECTRONICS AND THEN THEY KICK BACK ON LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED..THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS WIDE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE JEEP COMMANDER COMMUNITY, I SERIOUSLY SEE SOME LAWSUITS IN THE NEAR FUTURE DUE TO THE ACCIDENTS THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE...IM A SECOND OWNER OF MINE AND HAVE HAD IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEMS, THEN WITHIN THE LAST WEEK IT HAS DIED AT LEAST ONCE A DAY...THANK GOD IM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I AM GOING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW, THEY HOPE THAT REPLACING THE IGNITION MODULE IS GOING TO FIX IT..WE'LL SEE.
  
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• Dec 12, 2007 - Ft Walton Beach, FL - Ignition, Module
  VEHICLE STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES AT RANDOM SPEEDS, SOMETIMES WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, OTHER TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING , AND ALSO WHILE JUST CRUISING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE LOST ALL POWER TO ENGINE, STEERING AND ELECTRONICS(LIGHTS, GAUGES RADIO), AND A FEW TIMES I HAVE ONLY LOST POWER TO MY ELECTRONICS AND THEN THEY KICK BACK ON LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED..THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS WIDE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE JEEP COMMANDER COMMUNITY, I SERIOUSLY SEE SOME LAWSUITS IN THE NEAR FUTURE DUE TO THE ACCIDENTS THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE...IM A SECOND OWNER OF MINE AND HAVE HAD IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEMS, THEN WITHIN THE LAST WEEK IT HAS DIED AT LEAST ONCE A DAY...THANK GOD IM STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I AM GOING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW, THEY HOPE THAT REPLACING THE IGNITION MODULE IS GOING TO FIX IT..WE'LL SEE.
  
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• Dec 05, 2007 - Louisville, KY - Instrument Panel
  NOVEMBER 24 EVENING LEAVING FUJI (CHILDREN IN CAR) NOVEMBER 30 MORNING ON WAY TO WORK ? HIT MAILBOX (BABY IN CAR) DECEMBER 5 MORNING ON WAY TO WORK ? DIES TURNING OUT OF SUBDIVISION AND STALLS IN MIDDLE OF STREET (BABY IN CAR) THERE WAS ONE OTHER INSTANCE WHEN I HAD ALL KIDS WITH ME?IT WAS PRIOR TO NOV 24 BUT I DO NOT RECALL THE ACTUAL DATE ALL OF THE INSTANCES THE ENGINE STALLED, THE LIGHTS (WHEN ON) WENT OUT, I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE AS WELL. THE MPH RANGED FROM 4 OR 5 MPH TO 35 MPH. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN IT WAS WARM AND DAYS THAT IT WAS COLD. NOTHING SEEMED TO STANDOUT AS A POSSIBLE "TRIGGER" I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AFTER THE NOVEMBER 24TH INCIDENT. TONY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO UNLESS IT WAS A PROBLEM THEY COULD "MAKE HAPPEN" WHEN THEY DROVE IT. A FEW DAYS LATER I WRECKED INTO A MAILBOX WHEN MY JEEP STALLED AND I LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY....I AM LUCKY IT WAS NOT HEAD ON WITH A LARGE TRUCK OR A TREE.
  
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• Nov 03, 2007 - Las Vegas, NV - Electrical System
  THREE TIMES I EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER, 4X4. THE FIRST TIME -- I TURNED THE IGNITION TO START THE JEEP AND IT DIDN'T KICK OVER RIGHT AWAY, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP SIMULTANEOUSLY, THEN RANDOMLY AND AT VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME WENT OUT. THE DASH LIGHTS AND THE RADIO WERE TURNING ON AND OFF. WEIRD, I SHUT IT OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 2 MINUTES. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK (EXCEPT THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON). AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT ONTO THE MAIN ROAD, THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AGAIN, FLASHING ON AND OFF AS BEFORE, AND THEN A CLUNK-JERK -- NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, LIGHTS STILL GOING CRAZY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT, STOP SAFELY. I TURNED IT OFF, WAITED 5 MINUTES, THEN IT STARTED AND I MADE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT (AIRBAG LIGHT STILL LINGERED FOR A WHILE). TWO AND A HALF WEEKS LATER, AS I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE (SO I WAS GOING SLOW) THE DASHBOARD STARTED THE SAME FLASHING ROUTINE AS BEFORE. I SHUT THE JEEP OFF IMMEDIATELY, WAITED ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND RE-STARTED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT LINGERED A FEW MINUTES AS BEFORE. THE THIRD INCIDENT (OCTOBER 29TH), I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE MAIN ROAD ABOUT 40 MHP ON A STRAIGHT SMOOTH SECTION WHEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING ON/OFF (OH, NO!). AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY I TURNED OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND KEPT DRIVING SLOWLY TO MY GARAGE. I MADE IT THERE WITHOUT LOSING THE STEERING/BRAKES, LIGHTS FLASHING THE WHOLE WAY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM, THEIR ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SUGGESTS THAT I REMOVE THE OTHER THREE KEYS FROM MY KEYRING BECAUSE THEIR WEIGHT MUST BE CAUSING THE HIGHLY-SENSITIVE IGNITION TUMBLER TO TOGGLE TO ACCESSORY MODE. UUUUUGGGGHHHHHH. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS EXPLANATION. I AM STILL AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
  
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• Oct 28, 2007 - West Valley, UT - Electrical System
  THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION. THE 1ST COUPLE OF TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ONE, IT TOOK 2 TIMES THERE AND THEY REPLACED THE MODULAR. AFTER THAT THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF BUT THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ALL THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ON THE PANEL CAME ON AND ALL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR, AGAIN ALL LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND THE JEEP STALLED CAUSING MY WHEELS TO LOCK AND MY STEERING TO NOT WORK, I HAD TO SKID OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. I STARTED MY JEEP A COUPLE MINUTES LATER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ALL GAUGES WERE STILL AT ZERO AND FRIGHTENED, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS THERE A DAY BECAUSE THEY KNEW I WAS FURIOUS AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS, I THEN GOT IT BACK AND WAS DRIVING HOME AGAIN THANK GOODNESS NOT ON THE FREEWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE NOTHING IS BEING DETECTED ON THE CHIP SO THEY CAN NOT FIX IT, THEY ADVISED ME TO JUST DRIVE IT AND KEEP A LOG OF THE PATTERN TO HELP THEM DETERMINE THE CAUSE. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND TOLD HIM THAT I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THEM ASKING ME TO DRIVE THIS FOR A PATTERN AND CAUSING A POTENTIONALLY FATAL ACCIDENT TO GET A PATTERN WHICH THEY ALREADY KNOW HAD DONE THIS BEFORE, THE SERVICE MANGER IS HAVING THE SERVICE WRITER DRIVE MY JEEP AND HAS BEEN SO FOR ALMOST A WEEK NOW. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT BEING TAKEN SERIOUS, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY AND MORE SO WHEN IT STARTS TO SNOW. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUY OTHER'S ON THE ROAD. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF NOW BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THERE LIFE.
  
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• Oct 18, 2007 - Spokane , WA - Electrical System
  I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. IT STARTED STALLING ON ME IN FEB OR 07. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED 20 TIMES OR MORE. IT WAS AT THE DEALERS MANY OF TIME WITH ME IN A RENTAL CAR FOR PERIODS OF OVER 2 MONTHS AT A TIME. THEY HAVE YET TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH MY JEEP. IT WAS LABELED A LEMON BY CHRYSLER BUT THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT FOR USE ON THE CAR. I DON'T FEEL FOR SAFETY REASONS THIS CAR SHOULD EVEN BE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE TOLD CHRYSLER IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN IT STALLS THEY ARE 100% LIABLE. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. IT WILL STALL JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD MY STALL WITH NO WARNING ON ARE LOCAL HWY HERE I90. VERY UNSAFE THIS AUTO IS. I WANT MY MONEY BACK OR A REPLACEMENT WITH OUT ALL THE PENALTIES. THIS IS JUST STUPID I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SINCE FEB 07 AND I AM TIRED OF IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR TO DRIVE NOT HAVE IT IN THE SHOP BE MAKING THE PAYMENTS ON IT AND WHEN I DO HAVE IT FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S AND MY OWN SAFETY IN THE CAR.
  
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• Oct 16, 2007 - Lowell , AR - Electrical System
  MY WIFE'S JEEP COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR AND SHE WENT OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER WE TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TO HAVE FIXED. THEY SAID AS IM SURE EVERY ONE WHO HAS PUT IN AN APPARENT USELESS COMPLAINT THAT " NO ERRORS ARE COMING UP AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM. " WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST ABOUT THIS IS THAT JEEP HAS NOT ISSUED ANY STATEMENT AFTER THE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS KEEP FILING IN. JUST BECAUSE NO ERROR MESSAGE IS COMING UP WHEN IT IS PLUGGED IN DOESN'T MEAN THESE HUNDREDS OF JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS ARE LYING ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TOMORROW. THIS EXERCISE IS GETTING OLD . IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE A DEATH FROM SOME ONE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES TO HAVE CHRYSLER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS . I HAVE READ MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS THAT OTHER CONCERNED DRIVERS HAVE PUT IN. APPARENTLY THIS SITE DOESN'T GET CHRSLERS ATTENTION .
  
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• Oct 16, 2007 - Lowell, AR - Electrical System
  WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER A PERIOD OF 2 WEEKS, THE VEHICLE LOST TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENGINE SHUT OFF BY IT SELF. THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUTTING IN PARK AND TURNING IGNITION. THE JEEP WAS BROUGHT INTO THE JEEP SERVICE CENTER ON 9-11-2007. SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THEY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER JEEP COMMANDER IN THE SERVICE CENTER AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. PER THE SERVICE TECH NO ERROR MESSAGES WERE REPORTED. THEY CALLED CHRYSLER WHO TOLD THEM TO DO A PCM REFLASH INSTALL PER STAR. THE CAR HAS STALLED AGAIN SINCE THEN.
  
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• Oct 16, 2007 - Saint Joseph, MI - Electrical System
  SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP, THIS CAR HAS STALLED MANY TIMES (AS WELL AS OTHER VARIOUS AND ODD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.) MANY TIMES I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AND IT WILL RESTART. THIS DOES HAPPEN IN PARKING LOTS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL. I HAVE ALSO LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN IN PARKING LOTS AT A VERY SLOW ACCELERATION SPEED. I HAVE ALSO HAD AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS GO ON AND STAY ON THEN RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO HELP RESOLVE BUT IS LIMITED BY CHRYSLER'S ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. IF THERE IS NO CODE IN THE CARS COMPUTER, THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND CAN'T BE DUPLICATED. IF THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE DUPLICATED, THERE IS NO REPAIR. BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER WITH NO RESOLVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY CAR AND DROVE IT FOR 3 WEEKS TO TRY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE IT IS SO RANDOM AND THEY JUST DIDN'T GET ENOUGH TIME/MILES IN, THE PROBLEM DIDN'T HAPPEN. IT STALLED AGAIN ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THAT PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPAIR, BECAUSE CHRYSLER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH A 15 YEAR OLD ON A PERMIT DRIVING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE MARCH 2006 AND THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING MANY TIMES REPEATEDLY SINCE THEN. NOT ALL HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AND BECAUSE IT OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS ON WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS, I HAVE NO ABILITY TO GET IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP. IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO READ A CODE, I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR IN A STALLED POSITION WHEREVER IT OCCURRED AND HAVE IT TOWED DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THIS IS HIGHLY IMPRACTICAL AND UNSAFE. ESPECIALLY SCARY AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. I DO NOT WANT TO BE A CASUALTY OF CHRYSLER'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES OUT THERE DOING THIS EXACT SAME THING. DO A "GOOGLE" SEARCH SEE THE #'S! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!
  
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• Oct 06, 2007 - Alexandria, VA - Ignition
  SINCE PURCHASING OUR COMMANDER IN EARLY 2006, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED NO LESS THAN 12 INCIDENTS OF STALLING. THE VEHICLE STALLED AT A COMPLETE STOP, AS WELL AS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-65 MPM. WE ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY SLUGGISH ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BOTH SITUATIONS PLACING US AT IN DANGER OF A COLLISION. FINALLY, WHEN CONDUCTING HARD TURNS (SIMILAR TO A U-TURN), THE ENGINE WILL SPUTTER AND BARELY ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS, SEVERAL TIMES NEARLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
  
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• Oct 05, 2007 - Brier, WA - Electrical System
  2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING AND IDLING.
  
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• Sep 25, 2007 - Fishers, IN - Electrical System
  I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN IT ONCE AND RELOADED COMPUTER SOFTWARE TO SEE IF THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME OCCURRED AFTER THAT SO IT'S BEING TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW. I AM NERVOUS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY/CHILDREN.
  
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• Sep 25, 2007 - Arcade, NY - Electrical System
  2006 3.7 V6 JEEP COMMANDER CONTINUOUSLY HESITATES AND / OR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND SEVERAL TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED.
  
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• Sep 24, 2007 - Chula Vista, CA - Electrical System
  I PURCHASED MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IN OCT. 2005 FROM MCCUNE CHRYSLER JEEP IN NATIONAL CITY, CA. INITIALLY, I STARTED NOTICING MY BRAKES SHIMMYING AS I CAME TO A STOP. I REPORTED TO MY DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES BUT NO GOOD CAME OUT OF IT. THEN, LAST THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, I NOTICED MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION LIGHTS) FLASHING ON AND OFF AS I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP AND HEADED UPHILL. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE JEEP WANTED TO STOP AND GO AT THE SAME TIME. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE THE NEXT WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $190 TO ANALYZE IT (SINCE MY JEEP WAS ABOUT 8,000 MILES BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD). THEN, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE INTERNET ABOUT RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 2007. I PRINTED THE ARTICLE AND BROUGHT IT TO MY SERVICE REP AT MCCUNE. THE REP INSISTED THAT IT WAS NOT MY PROBLEM AND THAT HIS DEALERSHIP HAD NOT HEARD OF A RECALL ON MY MAKE AND MODEL. SO, I CALLED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN OAK RIDGE, TN. THE REPRESENTATIVES THERE INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. FRUSTRATED, I ACCEPTED THE DEALERSHIPS OFFER TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THEY QUOTED ME A $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. AS I DROVE OFF, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ALL OVER AGAIN. I CALLED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE INSISTED THAT HE TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON. I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM. I FEEL THAT HE MISLEAD ME AND THAT HIS DEALERSHIP NEVER REPAIRED MY VEHICLE. I WILL BRING MY VEHICLE BACK TO MCCUNE MONDAY MORNING (9/24/07) AND I WILL SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN. I PAID FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE LAST WEEK (OVER $100 AND THE DEALERSHIP NEVER OFFERED TO COVER MY EXPENSES. I AM SO FRUSTRATED.
  
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• Sep 24, 2007 - Chula Vista, CA - Electrical System
  I PURCHASED MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IN OCT. 2005. FIRST, MY BRAKES WOULD SHIMMY WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. THEN, BEGINNING SEPT. 13, I NOTICED MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF AS I ACCELERATED AFTER A STOP AND DROVE UPHILL. NOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM DRIVIG THE VEHICLE UPHILL OR ON LEVEL AREAS ON THE HIGHWAYS AND FREEWAYS. IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE EVERYDAY. ON MONDAY, SEPT. 17, I CALLED TONY MCCUNE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AND ARRANGED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY VEHICLE FOR A CHECK UP. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $190 TO ANALYZE IT. THEN, THEY CALLED ME IN THE AFTERNOON AND SAID IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400 TO REPAIR THE JEEP EVENTHOUGH THEY STILL DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. BEFORE I WENT IN THE NEXT DAY, I SURFED THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT CHRYSLER WAS RECALLING MY MODEL FOR THE CONDITIONS I EXPLAINED ABOVE (MALFUNCTION OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH AFFECTS THE BRAKING SYSTEM). THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT MY JEEP WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. CALLING CHRYSLER IN OAK RIDGE, TN, I EXPERIENCED THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM A REPRESENTATIVE WHO INSISTED THERE WAS NO RECALL IN PLACE FOR MY MODEL. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT CHRYSLER WOULD EXTEND MY WARRANTY (SINCE IT HAD ALREADY EXPIRED) IF I WOULD PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. ATER I PICKED UP MY JEEP AND DRIVE OFF, I NOTICED THE SAME THING HAPPENING AS I DROVE ONTO THE FREEWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THE REPRESENTATIVE (BRUCE) INSISTED THAT THE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. I DON'T BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP EVER REPAIRED MY JEEP. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RUN-AROUND I AM RECEIVING FROM JEEP, CHRYSLER AND THE LOCAL SERVICE REPS. I AM ALSO GRAVELY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE.
  
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• Sep 21, 2007 - Donnelsville, OH - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. HE STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO WORK AS WELL. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT FELT THE PULSATING VIBRATION THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD THE ABS ENGAGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND GREATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY RESET THE CODES IN THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE REMOTE START MODULE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHTS WOULD OFTEN ILLUMINATE AND DIM AUTOMATICALLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.
  
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• Sep 19, 2007 - Branson, MO - Electrical System
  JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. STARTED TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND HAD NO POWER. THIS COULD BE A FATAL PROBLEM IF THIS HAPPENS IN BUSY TRAFFIC. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS! I HAVE HEARD AND READ STORY AFTER STORY OF THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENING TO OTHER JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS.
  
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• Sep 17, 2007 - Ottawa, IL - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH UPHILL, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THEN REGAINED SPEED WHEN TRAVELING DOWNHILL. THERE WAS NOT A LOSS OF STEERING OR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,500. UPDATED 10/03/07
  
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• Sep 14, 2007 - Morgan City, LA - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BLINKED ON AND OFF. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO STABILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND THEN SHUT OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SHE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES CONCERNING THE STALLING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE FEARS SHE WILL CRASH. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
  
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• Sep 05, 2007 - Newark, NJ - Electrical System
  CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY. HAVE TO RENT A CAR UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. WAS INITIALLY TOLD THAT IT WAS A POWERTRAIN ISSUE AND A NEW COMPUTER WAS PUT IN BUT IT STILL SITS AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT.
  
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• Aug 18, 2007 - Pataskala, OH - Electrical System
  I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLING ON ME. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. MOST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME IN STOP AND GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.
  
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• Aug 17, 2007 - Universal City, TX - Ignition
  WE PURCHASED A 2006 BRAND NEW JEEP COMMANDER FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY REASONS. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR THREE YOUNG DAUGHTERS ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH DURING THE EVENING HOURS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND LOST ALL POWER. MY WIFE AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY QUICKLY TURNING. SHE LATER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE THE ENTIRE TRIP ON THE SERVICE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE TO BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW BEEN ID, IT'S THE LOCATION OF THE IGNITION KEY BEING JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE. WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP CLOSE CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED WHILE DRIVING NOT TO HIT THE KEY. VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS SITUATION.
  
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• Aug 15, 2007 - Prairie Du Sac, WI - Electrical System
  1) DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON; BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. 2) HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF, SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE SHUT OFF; A MOMENT AFTER, THE TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SPUN 180 DEGREES, THEN COLLIDED WITH A GUARD RAIL AND BOUNCED OFF AND RETURNED TO THE INTERSTATE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC FACING THE WRONG WAY 3) INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR WAS HIRED BY CHRYSLER; THE REPORT FOUND NO MECHANICAL DEFECT NOR DID IT FIND ANY COMPUTER CODES THAT WOULD INDICATE A MALFUNCTION; CHRYSLER DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED WE CONTACT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY FOR REPAIRS.
  
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• Aug 03, 2007 - Dover, NH - Electrical System
  MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY AT 35 MPH WHEN SHE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED. ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED HER TO WRECK INTO AN ON COMING CAR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED AN IGNITION SWITCH AS THE ONLY PROBABLY CAUSE, BUT CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A FATALITY HOWEVER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD VERY EASILY LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
  
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• Jul 03, 2007 - Rock Spring, GA - Electrical System
  I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. I WAS DRIVING MY 7 YEAR OLD SON TO CAMP. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE, AS WELL AS ALL ELECTRICAL ITEMS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I ALSO LOST ALL ASSIST FUNCTIONS. WHEN I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES I GOT THE NOISE THAT USUALLY YOU HEAR WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM HAS TAKEN CONTROL. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DROPPING MY SON OFF I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR. I HAD NO INSTRUMENT PANEL FUNCTIONS (GAS GAUGE, WATER TEMP, ODOMETER, ETC.). I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 7/5/2007 FOR ANALYSIS.
  
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• Jun 24, 2007 - Tulsa, OK - Ignition
  NOT SO MUCH A COMPLAINT BUT A STATEMENT CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON DUE TO MY KNEE STRIKING THE IGNITION KEY, TURNING IT BACK TO THE ACCESSORY" POSITION AS I MOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO FLAT ON THE FLOOR. THIS WAS SIMPLY OPERATOR ERROR ON MY PART. I' READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON ENGINE DYING, AND ALMOST DIDN'T PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THOSE, BUT UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON MY PART I FELT FAIRLY SURE REPORTED PROBLEMS COULD BE OPERATOR ERROR RATHER THAN AN ACTUAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THIS WAS ONLY MY OPINION BUY BASED ON MY ACTUAL LIFE EXPERIENCE, THE CAR DIED WHILE GOING ON THE ROAD WAS DUE TO MY OWN ACTION. I WILL NOTE THAT I HAD ZERO PROBLEMS CONTROLLING THE CAR AFTER THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I SIMPLY STEERED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. I PROBABLY COULD HAVE JUST AS EASILY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED IT WHILE COASTING ON THE ROAD. IF OTHERS GET TO VOICE THEIR COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE I FEEL I SHOULD BE ALLOWED THIS STATEMENT ON THAT SAME TYPE OF EVENT SO THAT CONSUMERS INVESTIGATING THIS VEHICLE CAN MAKE MORE OF AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT PURCHASING ONE. ADDITIONALLY, MY SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WAS TO SIMPLY MOVE MY SEAT BACK; I AM 6'3" AND I WAS SIMPLY UNNECESSARILY CROWDING MYSELF. I WILL ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR 2 DAYS AGO, SO STILL GETTING USE TO IT.
  
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• Jun 17, 2007 - Round Rock, TX - Instrument Panel
  - FAULTY INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND POSSIBLE IGNITION PROBLEM. IGNITION WOULD START, BUT PANEL WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH WHILE PANEL WAS OFF AND BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK. THERE WERE ALSO LOSS OF LIGHTS , INCLUDING HEADLIGHT, ENGINE POWER. BRAKE WAS LOCKED WHEN MAKING TURNS. FAULTY ENGINE LIGHT. STALLED ON TURNS AT SLOW SPEED.
  
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• Jun 17, 2007 - Round Rock, TX - Ignition
  - FAULTY INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND POSSIBLE IGNITION PROBLEM. IGNITION WOULD START, BUT PANEL WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH WHILE PANEL WAS OFF AND BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK. THERE WERE ALSO LOSS OF LIGHTS , INCLUDING HEADLIGHT, ENGINE POWER. BRAKE WAS LOCKED WHEN MAKING TURNS. FAULTY ENGINE LIGHT. STALLED ON TURNS AT SLOW SPEED.
  
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• Jun 17, 2007 - Round Rock, TX - Ignition, Switch
  - FAULTY INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND POSSIBLE IGNITION PROBLEM. IGNITION WOULD START, BUT PANEL WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH WHILE PANEL WAS OFF AND BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK. THERE WERE ALSO LOSS OF LIGHTS , INCLUDING HEADLIGHT, ENGINE POWER. BRAKE WAS LOCKED WHEN MAKING TURNS. FAULTY ENGINE LIGHT. STALLED ON TURNS AT SLOW SPEED.
  
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• May 15, 2007 - Alplaus, NY - Electrical System
  WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STALLS.
  
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• May 11, 2007 - San Marcos, CA - Electrical System
  WE OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WHICH WAS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING, INTERIOR, AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLASHED OFF AND ON LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SURGE. THIS HAPPENED USUALLY ONCE A DAY. IT HAS BEEN TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO REPAIR IT. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IMPAIRED ONE'S DRIVING ABILITY. THEY WILL NOT WRITE ON THE SERVICE REPORT THAT WE FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS. THEY SAID THAT IF WE FELT THAT WAY, THEN WE SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT WAS IN FOR THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, THEY DIDN'T WRITE IT UP ON THE SERVICE REPORTS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. AFTER THE LAST TRIP TO THE REPAIR SHOP (IT IS STILL SITTING THERE) THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT IT FOR SERVICE AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD POSSIBLY FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW. UPON RESEARCH INTO THE PROBLEM, WE SAW THE NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS AND EVEN THE OPEN ENGINEERING REVIEW REQUIRED BY THE ODI. WE SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE AT DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHO WAS GOING TO PUT US IN CONTACT WITH A CASE MANAGER. THEY NEED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS HAPPENS. WE HAVE FORTUNATELY NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION, BUT OTHERS HAVE. THE FIELD IN THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE REPORT WILL ONLY ACCEPT NUMBERS, SO I WILL WRITE HERE THAT IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, HAPPENING ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS.
  
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• May 04, 2007 - Fayetteville, WV - Electrical System
  MY WIFE WAS PREPARING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC FROM A PARKING LOT ON A BUSY STREET IN OUR HOMETOWN. IN THIS PARTICULAR PARKING LOT THERE IS A TELEPHONE POLE NEAR THE EGRESS PORTION OF THE PARKING LOT. AS SHE WAS PULLING OUT THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE TELEPHONE POLE CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO THE JEEP. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE WE FELT IT WOULD BE SAFE FOR OUR FAMILY OF 5, MYSELF, MY WIFE AND MY THREE YOUNG GIRLS UNDER THE AGE OF 8. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND I REFUSE TO PUT MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY WITH THIS VEHICLE, THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND A FIX. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY AND HE HAS TAKEN MY CASE AS A LEMON LAW CLAIM WILL BE FILED. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE WEEK WE BROUGHT IT HOME. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED JEEP, FROM CJ'S TO CHEROKEE AND NOW THE COMMANDER, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HAPPY WITH THE JEEP LEGACY BUT I HAVE LOST ALL FAITH IN THE NEW JEEP. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN THIS JEEP.
  
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• Apr 27, 2007 - Pinch, WV - Electrical System
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 10, 25, AND 70 MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED, AND THE RADIO CONTINUED TO OPERATE. AFTER EACH FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURES WERE OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND TWICE PER WEEK. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 27,800 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
  
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• Mar 27, 2007 - Saint James, NY - Electrical System
  TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED/LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO STALL. SHE STATED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 8,400 MILES, AND IT NEEDED TO BE RESOLVED. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DIAMLER /CHRYSLER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 .
  
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• Mar 24, 2007 - Covington, LA - Ignition
  MY 2006 V8 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT WILL HAPPEN ON AVERAGE ONCE A WEEK. ALSO, THE RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL SOMETIMES NOT GO UP ALL THE WAY AND "OUNCE DOWN.
  
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• Mar 15, 2007 - Roanoke, VA - Wiring
  MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER (4.7 LITER) CONSTANTLY STALLS AND HESITATES AND THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. ALSO THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELTS SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM.
  
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• Mar 09, 2007 - Charlotte, NC - Electrical System
  TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LTD HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP ON 08/17/06, AND THEY REPLACED THE IDLE CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HASN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH LOSING POWER UNTIL 3-9-07. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE RADIO STAYED ON AND NOTHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WILL SUBMIT THE CASE NUMBER FROM CHRYSLER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9800.
  
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• Feb 23, 2007 - Sunnyvale, CA - Ignition, Switch
  THIS COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO ODI 10178480. THE ODI 10181086 COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLY CONNECTED. THE DESIGN AND POSITION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IS SUCH THAT A SLIGHT KNEE MOVEMENT MIGHT TURN THE IGNITION OFF , RESULTING IN LOST OF POWER AND POWER STEERING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, MOST RECENT ONE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-5 IN THE LEFT LANE AT 65 MPH, WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT LANE. LUCKILY ENOUGH I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY STEER LEFT ONTO UNPAVED MEDIAN AND STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. MERGING BACK FROM MEDIAN INTO THE LEFT LINE WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
  
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• Feb 03, 2007 - Frederick, MD - Electrical System
  I PURCHASED 2006 JEEP COMMANDER DEC '06. HAD CONTINUOUS ISSUES W/THE PERFORMANCE -SERVICE DEPT CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. APPROX THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, I WAS PULLING OFF FROM A PARKING SPACE -CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. I ASSUMED THAT I HIT THE GEAR OR DIDN'T HAVE COMPLETELY ENGAGED. B/C A NEW CAR, I THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE BUT NOT A REAL ISSUE. IN AUG '06, TAKING MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, BACKING UP IN THE DEALERSHIP LOT & THE CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. ADDED THE REQUEST TO HAVE THE ISSUE CHECKED. I EXPLAINED THIS WASN'T THE 1ST TIME THE CAR CUT OFF AND THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING FOUND. IN SEPT '06, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC - MY CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME THAT THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, AND SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SITUATION AND WAS ASKED TO PICK UP MY CAR. I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I WAS NOT PICKING UP MY CAR UNTIL SOMETHING WAS DONE. MY CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING! THAT IS NOT SAFE. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I AM IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT TO SAY SEE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT THEY CONTACTED THE STAR HOTLINE AND REPLACED THE PCM AND INSTALLED A CONTROL PROGRAM. I HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE STALLING AND HESITATION WHILE DRIVING BUT THE CAR HAS NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, NOR PASS OTHER VEHICLES. I FEEL TOTALLY VULNERABLE THAT THE COMMANDER WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DURING MY LAST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE 1/31/07, I INFORMED THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I AM STILL EXPERIENCING HESITATION/STALLING. THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO SET UP A TIME TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE FOR OVERNIGHT ROAD TEST.
  
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• Jan 30, 2007 - Raleigh, NC - Electrical System
  JEEP COMMANDER 2006 4X4 (MY WIFE JENNIFER IVESTER ON 1.28.2007) IN DRIVE GOING DOWN THE STREET 25 MPH, SHE HAS FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE DIES. FULL POWER AND VEHICLE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS STRANDED IN INTERSECTION WITH CARS COMING TOWARD VEHICLE. ALL THE CARS SLAM ON BREAKS. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING VEHICLE IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND IGNITION TURN BACK ON. SHE QUICKLY MANEUVERED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. SHE CONTACTED DEALER AND SETUP APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE ON 1.30.2007. VEHICLE HAS 7K MILES ON IT. MY WIFE IS CERTAIN THAT SHE DIDN'T HIT THE IGNITION AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS OCCURRENCE ON MANY JEEP COMMANDER FORUMS AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF FOLKS. THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. REGARDS, RODNEY IVESTER.
  
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• Jan 30, 2007 - Jamison, PA - Electrical System
  TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EASILY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER DEALER ON 1/31/07 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD STALLING FAILURE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET ONCE AND DRY ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED BEFORE, AND WAS TOLD IT MAY HAVE BEEN BAD GASOLINE. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. UPDATED 03/13/07.
  
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• Jan 15, 2007 - Ballwin, MO - Instrument Panel
  IT STARTED OUT THAT THE CAR WAS ACTING UP, EVERY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WERE GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE (LIKE THEY WERE BOUNCING). WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN WHEN IT WAS STILL DOING THIS, BECAUSE THEY PLUGGED IT IN TO THE COMPUTER AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SO TO THE DISMAY OF MY WIFE WE TOOK THE CAR BACK EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO THE MALL (ON THE 29TH OF DEC.), IT WAS EXTREMELY BUSY, SO THE MALL HAD FLAGMEN OUT DIRECTING TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ON A DOWNHILL RAMP WAITING FOR THE FLAGMEN TO LET HER GO. AS SHE WAS SITTING THERE STOPPED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED GOING NUTS AGAIN. AT THAT MOMENT HER FOOT, WHICH WAS ON THE BRAKE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, SHE HAD LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL. AS SHE WAS PUMPING THE BRAKES SHE HAD TO HONK AND WAVE TO THE FLAGMEN THAT SHE COULDN'T STOP AND TO MOVE. SHE HAD TRAVELED ABOUT A 100 FEET AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE CAR HIT THE ONE THAT WAS FURTHER DOWNHILL FROM HER. WE CALL REUTHER JEEP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY SAID TO TOW THE CAR TO THEIR SHOP AND THEY WOULD GIVE US A RENTAL CAR. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AND HAVE THEM DO AN INVESTIGATION. THEY DID THEY INVESTIGATION (WITHOUT DRIVING THE CAR) PLUGGED IT INTO THE COMPUTER, AND LATER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, AND WE SHOULD CONTACT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. NO OTHER EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN. I DID SOME SEARCHING ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM AND FALLS IN LINE WITH THE RECALL THAT CHRYSLER HAD RECENTLY DONE ON THE 64000+ CARS. I DON'T WANT THIS CAR BACK, I DON'T FEEL IT IS SAFE AND I FEAR FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS THAT ARE ALWAYS IN THIS CAR. WE LEASED THE VEHICLE I DON'T SEE WHY THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. I JUST WANT A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS.
  
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• Jan 08, 2007 - Athens , GA - Electrical System
  TL* - THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE FIRST WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, AND THE SECOND AT 20 MPH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR INDICATOR LIGHTST. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF SEVERAL RELATED COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE INCIDENTWAS ERRATIC. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE RISK OF A CRASH OCCURRING WITHOUT WARNING.
  
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• Jan 07, 2007 - Bedford, NY - Electrical System
  BROUGHT CAR ON 10/02/06.
  
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• Dec 12, 2006 - Baldwin, NY - Electrical System
  2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7 V8 STALLED IN TRAFFIC DURING NORMAL USAGE. WHILE SLOWING THE COMMANDER FOR A STOP THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND ALL POWER EQUIPMENT WAS DISABLED. IE. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKING, ETC... THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND IS VERY UNSAFE.
  
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• Nov 02, 2006 - Marysville, WA - Electrical System
  ENGINE STALL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS. OCCURS WHEN TURNING. ENGINE JUST QUITS BUT RESTARTS UPON RE-IGNITION. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND A STALLED VEHICLE. SCARED ME TO MY WITS END AS CARS ZIPPED BY ME. SECOND INCIDENT TODAY WAS WHEN TURNING TO THE STREET FROM PARKING. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS. PLANNING TO BRING TO DEALER WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. JEEPFORUM.COM LISTS SIMILAR INCIDENTS.
  
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• Oct 12, 2006 - Hillsdale, NJ - Electrical System
  I HAVE OWNED MY COMMANDER FOR 4 MONTHS AND HAS STALLED COMPLETELY ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. IT HAS STALLED ON ME AT SPEEDS OF 25-35, 10, 20, MPH. I FEEL AT DANGER WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.
  
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• Sep 27, 2006 - Estacada, OR - Electrical System
  WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF!!!! TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WE ARE TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER TOMORROW.
  
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• Sep 07, 2006 - Stockholm, NJ - Electrical System
  WHILE DRIVING THE SUV JUST SHUT OFF. NOT A STALL BUT A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN. ALL LIGHTS, GAUGES AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A LONG DOWN GRADE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP IN THE ROADWAY AND UPON PLACEMENT INTO PARK, WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS SITUATION NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS APPROACHING CARS SAW NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROADWAY TO BE RESTARTED. CURRENTLY THIS VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AND NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND. IT HAS BEEN ROAD TESTED OVER 75 MILES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FAILURE. SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS A REAL CONCERN.
  
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• Aug 18, 2006 - Ottawa, 00 - Ignition
  I LIVE IN CANADA BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT UP HERE. I HAVE A NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER (3000 KMS). THIS TRUCK HAS NOW STALLED TWICE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 100 KM/H. BOTH TIMES, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES TO ZERO AND I LOSE ALL POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING. THE 2ND TIME ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WITH MY WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT TWICE NOW: THE FIRST TIME THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE AND THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION STATING THEY "HOPED" IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT WERE NOT 100%. I'VE READ ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS SURROUNDING THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS WEBSITES SO THERE ARE DEFINITELY OTHER PEOPLE BEING IMPACTED.
  
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• Aug 15, 2006 - Oxford, PA - Electrical System
  ON THREE OCCASIONS (JULY 22, AUG. 2, AUGUST 14) MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THESE INCIDENTS ALL OCCURRED WHILE I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP. ON TWO OF THE OCCASION I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP ON AN INCLINE. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURS THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND THE ENGINE STOPS. THE AUTOMOBILE RESTARTS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN PARK. THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER DETECTS NO FAILURES AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE INCIDENT.
  
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• Aug 05, 2006 - Harrison, GA - Electrical System
  ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS STALLED. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF. NO WARNING SIGNS PROCEEDED THE SHUT OFF AND IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED UP AGAIN. IT WAS ANNOYING TO SAY THE LEAST CONSIDERING IT'S A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, ONLY 3500 MILES ON IT. BUT IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS IT COULD OBVIOUSLY RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.
  
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• Aug 03, 2006 - Hartland, WI - Electrical System
  I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER BACK IN DECEMBER 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. WANTED SOMETHING SAFE TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN. WELL SAFETY IS OUT THE WINDOW. MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS NOW STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING NINE TIMES!!!!! WHETHER DRIVING OR GOING INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE....THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY STALL AND SHUT DOWN...AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, NO LIGHTS, NO NOTHING! IT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES WITH NO ELECTRICAL CODES REGISTERED AND WHEN THEY DRIVE IT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM! I AM AT WITS END NOW BECAUSE JUST TODAY IT HAPPENED WITH MY SON IN THE CAR! THE RESULTS IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC FOR ME AND MY SON OR FOR SOME OTHER INNOCENT PERSON WHO DOES NOT EXPECT A CAR TO STOP DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
  
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• Jul 20, 2006 - Moyock, NC - Ignition, Switch
  I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE HAD IT INTO SERVICE TWICE FOR THE ANNOYING WHISTLE THAT APPEARS TO BE COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT APPARENTLY HARD TO FIX. WHILE I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INTO THE WHISTLING PROBLEM, I KEPT READING ABOUT ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT SOME COMMANDER OWNERS WERE HAVING. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE SERVICE MANAGER AND I TOOK IT OUT TO REPRODUCE THE WHISTLE. I BROUGHT THE OTHER CONCERN TO HIS ATTENTION AND HE TRIED, AND SUCCESSFULLY, RECREATED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 4 TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY BUT BARELY, TAP THE KEY THE CAR SHUTS OFF. THIS REQUIRES THE DRIVER, IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT THE TIME, TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SO POTENTIALLY, A PERSON COULD BE DRIVING ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY, DOING 55-65 MPH, AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE KEY WITH THEIR KNEE. THIS WOULD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER WOULD THEN, WHILE AVOIDING DRIVING INTO OTHER LANES AND BEING REAR ENDED DUE TO THE CAR DRASTICALLY LOOSING SPEED, HAVE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I MAKE IT CLEAR, THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED YET TO ME, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO RECREATED THIS WHILE WE WERE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT. HE SEEMED TO BE QUITE STUNNED, AND SAID HE WAS CALLING JEEP THAT DAY TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. HE ALSO SAW THIS AS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I AM TRYING TO BE PRO-ACTIVE IN THIS COMPLAINT, BRINGING THE PROBLEM TO OTHERS ATTENTION BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAS TO OCCUR, PERHAPS WITH TRAGIC RESULTS.
  
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• Apr 25, 2006 - Pineville, NC - Electrical System
  VEHICLE, JEEP COMMANDER, 2006 TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HAD AN INSTANTANEOUS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ALL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO, LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL, AND POWER BRAKES, VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT ACROSS LANE OF TRAFFIC AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE MEDIAN. THIS WAS A NEAR-MISS I DON'T KNOW WHICH COMPONENT FAILED. UPDATED 05/04/06
  
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• Apr 24, 2006 - Salt Pointe, NY - Electrical System
  WELL ... ?YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BELIEVE TO THIS? ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO I WAS DRIVING SHERI AND MYSELF BACK HOME FROM AN APPOINTMENT AND WENT TO PULL OUT OF A TEE JUNCTION-, ROSSWAY ROAD AND THE ROAD WAS WET, I DABBED THE THROTTLE AND PULLED OUT GENTLY, UNFORTUNATELY A CADILLAC CAME OVER THE BROW OF THE HILL TRAVELING FAST AND STAMPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY- NOPE HE REFUSED TO MOVE, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS, FLAT TO THE FLOOR- ZERO JUST MIN POWER, AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE 1 + SECONDS IT PICKED UP- FULL THROTTLE ? WENT SIDEWAYS SPINNING THE TIRES AND WAS AT THAT POINT ON THE SHOULDER- IT THEN LEFT OFF UP THE ROAD LIKE A DRAG CAR- 5000+RPM. NOW THE SCARY BIT, SUCH A MANEUVER SHOULD HAVE TURNED THE ESP LIGHT ON AT LEAST, NOTHING, I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU AT THIS POINT I AM DONE WITH THIS THING. I JUST CALLED CHRIS XXX AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAYS THAT HE CAN?T DO ANYTHING FOR ME EXCEPT CALL DCC AND A LAWYER- HE NEEDS TO HEAR FROM THEM WHAT TO DO. BUT HE SAYS AS THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES STORED HE WILL HAVE NO DATA TO WORK WITH ANYWAY. I?M ON HOLD WITH DCC NOW AND I?M ON HOLD WAITING TO TALK TO THE NEXT DEPT? CHIEF , THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME I?M SURE. I'VE COPIED MR. MARTIN LEE, WHO IS MY ATTORNEY ON THIS MESSAGE AND I'M GOING TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE SAYS? PLEASE ADD THIS TO MY FILE, THANKS- ANOTHER EMERGENCY HAS BEEN NARROWLY AVOIDED... WHILE DRIVING 54 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION THEN BACK TO ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. UPDATED 05/02/06.
  
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