2006 Jeep Commander: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jun 1, 2016 · Fuel system · 165,000 miles · UT · crash

May 29th, 1026, while driving along I-80 in north platte, nebraska the jeep suddenly, without warning accelerated on me causing an accident. I could not get the jeep under control, ran off the road and into a highway sign before getting control. One witness even stated that it looked as if the jeep "just took off". Been having issues with irregular rmps and now this. Why the sudden acceleration with loss of control?

Filed Dec 10, 2015 · CA

Engine stalled without any warning lights while driving.it just died out.luckily no vehicles was following. Changes in acceleration or gear suddenly shifts/sudden acceleration while driving on the freeway starter problem.sometimes it doesnt start.

Filed Nov 20, 2014 · Acceleration · 140,000 miles · NM

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated when the cruise control was activated, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact had quickly engaged the brake pedal to decelerate and disengaged the cruise control. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Sep 25, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 80,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. The contact also mentioned that the brakes seized and would not immediately release. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the mechanic stated that there were no recalls. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. The current mileage was 96,000.

Filed Aug 9, 2013 · Acceleration · 63,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without manual force. The contact was able to shift into park to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.

Filed Apr 30, 2013 · Acceleration · VT

2006 jeep commander. Consumer writes in regards to sudden acceleration. *smd the consumer stated while traveling southbound on the northway, the vehicle suddenly and without warning accelerated at a high rate of speed of about 90 MPH. At the time, the consumer was about five car lengths from an automobile ahead of him in the same lane, and in 10 seconds he was just a few feet of overtaking and crashing into the vehicle. He applied the brake, then the accelerator, repeating it over and over, but to no avail, unable to bring the vehicle to a stop or even slow it down. Realizing that crashing into the vehicle was imminent, he made an oblique turn into the traffic lane to his left and continued at 90 MPH with the engine screaming and with the thrust of a rocket, his foot was on the accelerator, trying to shut the vehicle down. The vehicle continued on at a high speed for another 10 or 15 seconds and then the situation corrected itself and it settled down to 50 MPH. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, where an inspection revealed the throttle body plate was full of carbon and that interfered with the performance of the throttle causing the sudden and unexpected acceleration of the vehicle.

Filed Feb 28, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 72,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle decelerated independently and would not respond to acceleration attempts. The contact also stated that the check engine light illuminated. Additionally, while stopped, the vehicle erroneously surged forward. The failure occurred intermittently at different speeds. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.

Filed Oct 19, 2012 · Transmission · 45,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle began to lunge forward and would not shift gears properly. In addition, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was informed of a recall for the failure under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 08v203000 (power train:automatic transmission:control module -TCM, PCM). The manufacturer was notified who informed her that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 45,000.

Filed Apr 13, 2011 · Engine · 36,000 miles · NV

2006 jeep commander their are 3 problems which I believe are all interrelated and probably have something to do with electrical system. Firstly, the car 75% will not start, will not crank, and all you will hear is a clicking noise. Secondly, the car while idling in traffic will lunge forward with higher RPM (with my foot off the accelerator mind you) luckily I have been able to brake in time each time it does that. The only problem is that when I apply the brake the car will then stall and the nonstarting problem will reoccur. Lastly and most dangerously, the vehicle will cut out/stall at highway speeds - 65-70 MPH. This has happened numerous times to me (while going around dangerous curves and thank god I have been able to control the vehicle). I have called chrysler numerous times and their only advice is to bring it into a dealership for a 'diagnostic' where they try to replicate the problem. I have done this and believe they keep trying until the problem does not replicate because it does it almost every time with me. Chrysler has a serious problem with this vehicle. It is not only a hassle but a life safety issue. There are thousands of postings on the internet just like mine and chrysler still will no acknowledge the problem. This car need to be 100% recalled and taken off the road as it is a death trap. I would like to sell my car but I cannot morally sell this dangerous car to another unsuspecting customer. Please help with this problem. There are thousands like me who are being told off by chrysler. This problem must be resolved or deaths will certainly occur.

Filed Aug 25, 2010 · Acceleration, Transmission · 70,000 miles · AR

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact was exiting a residential driveway at low speed when the vehicle sputtered abnormally. The failure progressed and the vehicle began to stall without warning when driving at least 55 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the failure was caused by a defect in the air conditioning system. The vehicle was repaired yet the failure persisted. The contact also experienced unintended acceleration and hesitation in the vehicle. Most recently, the gear shift selector became stuck in neutral. The contact called the manufacturer and was awaiting a return call. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000 and the current mileage was approximately 75,000.

Filed Jul 29, 2009 · Transmission · 59,000 miles · LA

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. While at a stop light, the vehicle suddenly surged forward and then stalled. When the contact examined the vehicle, she noticed that it will shift into the drive gear, and could only be driven in third gear. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 59,000.

Filed May 13, 2007 · Acceleration · 18,145 miles · MI

Sudden acceleration - car wash. Attendant entered vehicle at end of jax car wash in rochester hills, michigan. I personally observed event - when driver put vehicle in gear in suddenly violently accelerated. The quick reaction of the jax driver prevented a major accident. He nearly missed a vehicle in front of the car wash being dried off by other employees and several employees by the dry towel containers - managing to go between them. He ended up running over a sidewalk curb, but managed to get it into neutral and shut the engine off before entering the main highway. The violent acceleration I observed was just short of a miracle that he managed to avoid personnel, vehicles, and to stop the vehicle before it entered the highway. After shutting it down for several minutes, the vehicle was restarted and performed normally. This vehicle had been through this car wash previously with no acceleration problem. It had just turned over 18,000 miles and had never had this happen previously. This is an extremely dangerous situation.