2006 Jeep Commander problems
Owners have filed 2,342 complaints about the 2006 Jeep Commander with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 29.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of power train at 12.8%.
Complaints2,342
Crashes112
Fires18
Injuries80
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 29.7% · 696
Power train 12.8% · 300
Engine and engine cooling 10.7% · 250
Engine 8.7% · 203
Structure 8.2% · 193
Unknown or other 3.7% · 87
Vehicle speed control 3.4% · 79
Steering 2.9% · 68
Severity
Of those complaints, 112 describe a crash, 18 describe a fire, 80 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 3 model years of the Jeep Commander in this data, 2006 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 24 in the last three years against 37 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 78,150 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Electrical system
2006 Jeep Commander vehicles is shutting off randomly while driving and the steering wheel is locking up. Also the lights on the dash board flicker randomly. Mechanics could not find anything wrong. There is no recalls on my specific vin but for other 2006 Jeep commanders. I do not want my family and I driving down the highway and it's does this and we die then you finally say oops yeah there's a recall on that... Electrical system · reported at 128,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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