Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while attempting to exit the vehicle on several occasions, the interior door handles failed intermittently to unlock the doors. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Orlando dodge chrysler jeep ram located at 4101 west colonial dr. Orlando, fl 32808 and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
2006 Jeep Commander body problems
189 complaints (12% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 70,000. 2 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 189
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- typical mileage
- 70,000
- crashes
- 2
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Body: door84
- Body77
- Body: door: hinge and attachments2
- Body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Jeep Commander body problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2006 Jeep Commander body
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2006 Jeep Commander owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Takata recall as I was driving my car on the four lane my car started to have white rubber smelling smoke fill the car and all my dash lights went crazy, my radio kicked off and my speakers and my turn signals quit working. I started to panic and stopped on the side of the rode. I had my kids in the car so I first removed my children then tried to find the problem. At this point my car was completely full of smoke n it like as if it was burning down. My wiring in the cars passenger side rear floor board had caught on fire ! The fire burnt through my floor and my floor mats. I almost choked to death on the smoke and had to take the battery out of the car to kill the power and dump water on the floor.
As I was driving on the central florida greeneway, my sunroof and bracket blew from the car. Estimated speed - 65 MPH. The electric sunroof was in the closed position. Suddenly, the glass sunroof blew from the car and half the bracket came unassembled.
The back passenger interior door handle broke. I feel is it unreasonable to have a working handle to exit a vehicle. Now since my son is older, I am concerned with his ability to exit out safely in an emergency. The poor design creates a safety issue for owners and their passengers.
The interior door handle casing cracked and completely crumbled. It is nearly impossible to open the door from the inside because of this. A quick google search shows that it is a prevalent problem and not an issue caused by normal wear. This can be a serious hazard if the driver needs to exit the vehicle quickly and cannot access another door or roll down the window to open it from the outside.
The door handles of my jeep commander 2006 have snapped. Thr vehicle was stationary. First it was the rear drivers side door, then before I could schedule to get that one fixed, the rear passenger side door handle snapped. I accepted that it may be coincidence, until one month later, the same thing happened to my divers side door! It can't be coincidence and now I have difficulty getting out of my vehicle. It definitely poses a safety issue.
Every single door handle in the jeep broke under normal use somewhat able to open from inside, but a very big safty hazards when my kids or passengers cannot open the door from the inside. Kinda scary when you think about it. Slightly after revieving my used jeep one door handle after the other breaks upon bumping into handle.
Vehicle was in motion and car shut down as turning right at street light. Had to restart car. Driver side door interior handle is broken. Cannot open door. Dash lights do not work, radio volume goes up as you are turning the controls down. Frame is rusted...told would be rusted through in another year. Car has 125,000 miles on it. I'm the only owner. Normal driving, no off road travel.
All door handles are broken and have become in operable from the inside of the vehicle. Also when starting the jeep it will run for a few seconds and then shut off. After starting you can shift to drive and it puts you in drive 3 them it will quit. When u start and it shift into drive the jeep will remain running.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. While the vehicle was parked, all the internal door handles fractured. The contact had to roll the windows down in order to open the doors from the outside. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the door panels and latches needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 84,000.
Questions about the 2006 Jeep Commander body
Does the 2006 Jeep Commander have body problems?
Owners have filed 189 complaints about the body of the 2006 Jeep Commander, 12% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2006 Jeep Commander body problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 70,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Jeep Commander body?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Jeep Commander have the most body problems?
The Jeep Commander model years with the most body complaints are 2006 (189 complaints) and 2007 (17 complaints).
Other 2006 Jeep Commander problems
Electrical 687Engine 450Transmission 295Acceleration 79Brakes 75Steering 68Airbags 62Lights 60Seat belts 59Visibility 48Locks 41Driver assistance 38Fuel system 21Seats 13Suspension 12Tires 10Wheels 5
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