2006 Jeep Commander: multiple warning lights

Filed Jan 17, 2021 · Acceleration, Electrical · 170,000 miles · CA

This has been the 3rd time this type of event happens, the first time was at a city street driving straight forward at 30-35mph and the engine started stalling, truck completely went off, head lights would go on and off, along with my interior dashboard indicators and media center. Second time, same thing, and the third time while driving at about 35-40mph in a city street and gradually slowing down to 10-15mph to make a left the truck completely went off, head lights would go on and off, along with my interior dashboard indicators and media center. It seem like I had turned off the engine completely for like a split second. I though it might've been that I hit the key with my knee, but I pulled over restarted the engine after 15 min, and the problem continued. All the lights would go on and off and the engine power would shut down, when putting the gears, it would sound very forcing. I turned it off again and waited 30 min, restarted the truck again it did the problem for a few seconds and then it was like nothing ever happened.

Filed Jun 22, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 126,000 miles · RI

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, several warning lights became illuminated. Additionally, the headlights became dim, the radio volume independently lowered, speedometer and tachometer fluctuated. The vehicle was taken to bald hill dodge chrysler jeep ram located at 1035 bald hill rd, warwick, ri 02886, (844) 847-4671) however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that several years ago, the alternator was replaced however, the replacement of the alternator failed to eliminate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

Filed Sep 14, 2019 · 163,371 miles · MO

I went out to start my car this morning all the lights came on then went off as I started to pull out of the driveway all the lights came back on after a few seconds went back off.

Filed Feb 8, 2019 · Electrical, Seats · 150,000 miles · NH

All the lights on my dash panel went on & I lost power of the vehicle driving down the road. It came back on then off & on. This has happened several times. My catalytic converter has broken into a few pieces. The dealership said this happens often to these vehicles & believes there is a recall on them. I have had my vehicle 4 1/2 yrs & this is the 2nd time it needs to be replaced. My struts have gone a few times on my 2006 jeep commander. The rear seatbelt in the middle & driver rear don't latch & when they do its really tight on my daughter. Lastly multiple issues with the rear doors both passenger & driver sides. The handles don't work all the time. They have both been fixed 3 different occasions. They open when they feel like it. The child lock is not on.

Filed Mar 27, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 74,000 miles · NV

Jeep commander 2006 limited 5.7 l engine. The complaint is as follows: while driving, at random, slow and medium speeds, all the dashboard lights activate at one time followed by immediate loss of engine power. (at no time did my knee hit the key or ignition cylinder) this issue does not clear up on its own. The only solution to avoid an accident is to immediately put into neutral, pull off the road or highway as quickly as possible. (at this time, the car is sputtering severely or stalls) next step- turn the key to off position, wait a few seconds and re start the vehicle. It starts and runs normally. The loss of power and dash light activation is occurring every other day. Upon my own further investigation, many reports have been logged (with basically the same complaint) on carcomplaints.com, with additional video proof on u tube ( just type in jeep commander dashboard haywire) with several videos of the incident. Chyrsler customer care claims ( as of today) to know nothing about it - told me to call local dealer, local jeep dealer (car was purchased new) was contacted- they claim to now nothing about it. Told both agencies to get off their butt to look at car complaints.com or just view the numerous u tube videos. With this many complaints, I find it surprising that chrysler to not be aware of this issue. I have followed all recalls and had the ignition lock cylinder and reprogram the final drive control module completed many months before problem occurred. Any assistance in resolving this serious safety issue would be greatly appreciated.

Filed Jul 21, 2017 · Electrical, Transmission · 150,000 miles · NJ

1st my car has been having starting issues. The fuel pump was changed twice and that's not the issue.it seems to be coming from the wiring heading into the fuse panel in the engine. When I move it around it starts sometimes. And also when I put black tape around the wires it seems to correct the issues for weeks at a time. The problem is u never know when its gonna start or not. Now my engine, traction control and esp/bas warning lights are coming on. When that happens the transmission starts going haywire and feels like its only running on 1 gear plus when I reverse it feels like something grinds in the gears. However when those warning lights go off everything seems to go back to normal. Recently all the warning lights came on and the transmission over temp warning came on and my AC stopped blowing cold air and shortly after the car stalled in traffic on the highway. Thank god I was able to restart it but then it felt like the car drove all the way home using 2nd gear only in the automatic transmission. From reading other issues people are having online its obvious this model is having major electrical issues that no one seems to be able to correct. I am a jeep lover but this model has completely made it difficult on me since its my only car and its so unreliable. I don't have the means to replace it right now so this situation has been unfortunate for me

Filed Mar 10, 2017 · Electrical, Transmission · 100,000 miles · NE

While driving the service rear park assist message came on and the check engine light came on. When this happens all the lights around the transmission letters on the dashboard start to flash and the transmission starts to slip. This happens when you accelerate. Have had vehicle at the dealership for 3 weeks now and have had no solution to the problem . Am very concerned about transmission slipping when pulling into traffic.

Filed Aug 9, 2016 · Electrical · 123,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. While driving 40 MPH, the turn signals failed to illuminate. In addition the meters and gauges displayed incorrect readings and multiple warning lights illuminated intermittently. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and multiple dealers who were unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000.

Filed May 31, 2016 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. While driving between 55-60 MPH, the transmission automatically switched into the neutral position. At times, all of the warning lights illuminated, including the park, drive, neutral, and reverse identification lights. The contact stated that the gear shift did not go back into the drive position right away. The vehicle had to remain parked for a while before any changes in the shifting could be performed. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Jan 2, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 126,000 miles · NY

This is in response to the recall for the ignition switch on my 2006 jeep commander. My vehicle has had the ignition switch replaced at the dealership but you should know that the replacement does not cure the problems that it was meant to fix. The work was completed at 9:30am and the next time I drove that day,it did the same exact shutdown as it did before (with all lights on the dash flashing).the stalling and shutdown does not occur because of hitting the key with your leg as I am only 5'4" and my leg doesn't touch the ignition. The shutdown occurs because of a short somewhere inside the ignition. It occurs randomly and sometimes can be stopped by lightly turning the key to the left. I have also found that the shutdown occurs at extreme frequency when driving in heavy rain or extremely slushy roads, which tells me that somewhere, something is getting wet and shorting the vehicle out. It is very hard to get the lights to stop flashing in this type of weather and I have had to pull over a couple times because of the danger of stalling in traffic. I am stuck with this dangerous vehicle because of my financial situation and have fought for something to be done about it by the dealer starting 20 days after I bought it but of course nothing was done until the government got involved and sadly it still hasn't cured the problem. I hope you receive more complaints and make the dealership correct the problem the right way.thank you for your time,[xxx] 'information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'

Filed Oct 29, 2015 · Electrical · 85,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that all the lights on the instrument panel illuminated while driving. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system:ignition:switch) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made ware of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Oct 14, 2015 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. While driving 20 MPH, all the warning lights on the instrument cluster illuminated. In addition, the meters and gauges displayed incorrect readings. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to part unavailability for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.