Had the n23 recall and after words the 4 lo will not work took it back to the dealership and they checked it out and found a code c140f cleared the code and worked once and got the service 4lo system . Called chrysler and they seed this is the first that they header of it and they called the dealership made a appointment took it back in and they seed that the actuator went out but it worked before the n23 was done and that time they charged me and it still dose not work they won't me to buy a new actuator but I think it should be chrysler that should have to pay for the actuator.
2006 Jeep Commander transmission complaints
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The following happened only after recall. Research seems to indicate it is directly related to recall. Brief display of "service 4 wheel drive" after recall n23/the federal safety agency 13v‑175. It went out then on february 3, 2014 it displayed same message again repeatedly. On february 17, 2014 I tried to put vehicle in 4 wheel drive neutral and it would not shift only displayed "service 4 wheel drive". As I do not use this system weekly during times of bad weather (I stay home) I was not aware of the problem. I believed that the service reminder message was for the fluid change that had been done at time of the recall at my expense and just had not been properly reset. I was unaware it was a warning of system failure.
October, 2013 received notification that there was a safety recall on my 2006 jeep commander. (as I have two young children, this was a priority to have fixed) I brought my jeep into the dealership to have the n23 safety recall performed. Come january, 2014 with a few inches of snow on the ground I attempt to activate my 4 wheel low and I get a service light stating "service 4wd". I contact the dealership who had performed the recall and bring it in to be looked at. They run a diagnosis and determine the truck has an internal short in the transfer case. The service tech advised me it is related to the recall but he can not do anything at the dealer level. I need to call chrysler customer service who tells me they will not be doing anything to help. Upon a little research (jeep forums) it seems there are many (many) others with the same issues. I am sure I am not the only one to call jeep with this issue and if you clear the codes the 4 wheel low engages so it is not a short. I believe chrysler jeep should look into what was performed with the n23 recall and determine how it effected the 4 wheel low on these vehicles. Then reprogram them to work, as they were, at no cost to the owner. Since this was a safety recall I felt I had no option but to have the recall performed on my vehicle now I have a faulty vehicle.
As with many others, I have a 2006 jeep commander. Owned it for a year and no problems. Aside from the old issues of which were an easy fix. (I.e. Leaking sunroof). I went in for the most recent recall, I figured sure, why not, I fixed everything and its running great! My mistake! I now have power train issues. Gear not shifting right. One time stayed in 3rd until I turned the car off and on again. Stays in gear too long before shift should occur and then 'buck's into the gear. Same for when stopping, does not shift down correctly and will stale when I finally come to a stop. Why the recall! I should have left wheel enough alone! Terrible! I still love my jeep, but I fear this "free' fix for the recall is now going to cost me thousands....
06 commander. Started up vehicle and let it warm up , put it in drive and nothing, tried reverse, still nothing, it has just around 115000mi on it. Started my online research and found there is more issues . I've had it stall twice at a stop light. Idle fluctuates at times at stop light. And delay when putting car in drive on occasion. These are the only issues I've had , besides broken exhaust studs.and normal wear and tear parts. All tranny fluids and filter were changed at 65000 mi along with diff fluids and transfer case fluids. Absolutely love my jeep up until these issues. We'll see what my mechanic makes of all of this soon . I prey it's nothing to major.
I had the jeep n23 recall done last august on my commander. Afterwards I had a service light and 4wd lo didn't engage. I returned to the dealer to redo the recall 2 more visits. Afterward the last recall attempt my dealer changed the t/case actuator. This fixed it for 2 months before the problem returned. We paid good money for these vehicles, and they should work as they did when we bought them. Jeep doesn't acknowledge any problems.
The transfer case motor/actuator will not shift after dealer performed n23 recall on the final drive controller.
While driving at around 30mph the vehicle gets stuck in 3rd gear. Driver has to park turn in off and start again. Some times vehicle will stall just after start some times it will stall while driving at lower speeds (less than 20mph).
There was a recall for a software update. I brought the vehicle in and received the service in september 2013. When I went to use the 4wd, it would not activate so I brought it in for service and I discovered that this is a problem related to the software update. I have been without a vehicle for close to four weeks because the replacement parts are not available. Chrysler updated something that effected the rest of the electronic controls and they didn't test it out first. It has cost me thousands of dollars and the car is still not fixed yet.
While driving my jeep will go from d to n. It will place a box around all gears and I will be in neutral. It typically happens when I first take off or when I stop at a light or a stop sign. When I first take off it will rev really high and not shift down automatically like it should, when I take my foot of the accelerator the car jolts and I'm in neutral, I have to physically put it in neutral or park in order for it to go back to drive. When I stop at a red light it jolts and now is in neutral and again I have to either put it in park or neutral in order for it to go back into drive. I have contacted jeep because there was a recall for this very problem, however the part that is on my jeep is a different serial number that the recall and they refuse to recall it also even though it does the exact same thing and throws the vehicle into neutral while I'm driving!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that the transmission would remain in fwd low whenever the vehicle was stationary or she was driving. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated that the transfer case needed to be replaced; however, the part was unavailable to perform the repair. The expected date for the part to arrive was april of 2014. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
Tl* the contact owns 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the four wheel drive light suddenly flickered on and off as then the transmission erroneously shifted into the a lower gear. The failure caused the vehicle to suddenly decelerate. The contact stated the vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer but not repaired. The contact was informed that the vehicle's transfer case motor had malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 76,000. The VIN was not available.
2006 jeep commander 4.7l v8 stalls when coming to a stop. Multiple instances (over 12) between the first occurrence approximately mid december 2013 and today 11 january 2014. All stalls happened when coming to a stop except for one instance when it stalled while in reverse. A drop in rmps and lighting/instrument failure accompanies the stall. Chrysler's recall n32 was completed october 2013. Vehicle has been owned since early 2011 with no stalling of this type having occurred prior to this. No instrument panel indication (e.g. Check engine light) accompanies the stall. Vehicle restarted on all occasions after shifting to park or neutral.
Chrysler released the n23 recall to update the final drive controller, this update has affected the transfer case motor function. My 2006 commander has had a catastrophic failure and cannot be fixed. The jeep dealer informed me that chrysler has pulled all the replacement parts from the supply system (transfer case motor) and there is no timeline for availability. There is no substitute parts to fix, nor aftermarket option. My car is worthless now!
I had the n-23 recall completed. Currently still having the same issue with my 4 wheel drive.
I am writing this because I received a recall (n26) for my 2006 jeep commander. I took my car in to get the recall fixed to huntington beach jeep off beach blvd. On nov. 7th 2013 and they did the service, but ever since they "fixed" the recall my car has now been saying ?service 4wd? And not shifting into 4wd. I took the car back into huntington beach jeep on jan 7th 2014 and I thought it could be an easy fix but I got a call saying it could be the ?main transfer case? And once that is fixed it could also be the front and/or rear transfer cases as well. They recommended I start off with replacing the main transfer case and then go from there which would cost me around $800+. So since all my car needs all these parts replaced, I started becoming very concerned and I just don?t understand how these parts could ware out or brake when just about a month ago during inspection hb jeep passed all these transfer case parts with a green (excellent) service review. How could in one month all these parts break when I couldn?t even use my 4wd, and its frustrating because my 4wd was working fine before I took it in to get this recall update and now all these problems seem to be appearing. Last but not least I know with my car being a 2006 its anything but new but I probably use my 4wd a hand-full of times a year and to think that these parts are worn out or broken just seems very unusual. I spent sometime online researching to see if anyone else has had this ?n26 recall issue? And there is thousands of people who are having this same situation. I?m writing this e-mail hoping that someone can please help me and everyone else having this ?n26 recall issue? Problem get settled. I am just a 23 year old college student and to hear that all of a sudden your car needs hundreds of dollars invested in it when it was working fine before I took it in to this recall is just frustrating.
Had recall n23 performed in october. During last snow storm went to use 4lo and got a "service 4wheel" and 4lo would not engage. After doing some research on jeep forums found this to be a recurring problem with many folks who have this recall/re-flash done on the final drive.
My jeep has been having issues where I will be driving and service park assist system comes on dash board and on the prnd boxes come around it and the car stales. If I try to go the car won't go but RPM go up. The only way I go is I to put it in park then back in drive many times I have to put hazard lights on so that I don't get rear ended. Sometimes when you go into drive it will jerk and then you will see the boxes around the prnd that's when I have to shift back into park wait for boxes to go off then drive. There is also orange light on dash that comes on. Took to repair shop and code was reading u0404. This problem is getting worse and doing it all the time while driving I am afraid to drive it because I have 6 month old baby and 4 year old in the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was shifted into neutral independently. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v175000 (electrical system, power train) however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician confirmed that the transfer case was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 106,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to shift into neutral. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the transfer case electric shift motor was defective and needed to be replaced. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 55,500 and the current mileage was 56,000.
2006 jeep commander electrical system recall 13v175000 the federal safety agency: action number: n/a service bulletin number: 13v175000 I had my commander taken to the local jeep dealer to perform the recall. After the recall was performed my car would not shift into 4lo, and I got a service light. I returned my car to the dealer twice more to redo the recall. My 4lo would work for a few days then it would again not work and the service light would return. My dealer then ordered a transfer case shift actuator under warranty, and assured me this would fix the problem. After the actuator was installed, I had no problems for about 2 months. I really thought it was fixed for good. Then, the problem returned. I have since talked to others who have had this recall done, and they also complain about the loss of 4lo, and a service light afterward. These problems were non existent prior to the recall in most cases. I believe this recall should be looked at, and recalled again to fix this recall induced problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that after servicing the vehicle under the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v175000 (electrical system , power train), the four wheel drive feature failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the contact was advised that the transfer case motor actuator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 118,000.
2006 jeep commander. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle transfer case motor actuator recall notice and seeks compensation for repairs. *smd the consumer stated the service 4wd system warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where they replaced the transfer case motor actuator at a cost of $ 708.95. The consumer received a recall notice, several months later and applied for compensation under the recall. However, chrysler informed the consumer that a fix for the recall had not been found and he would received another recall notice when the decision was made on how to fix the problem. In september, the consumer received a second recall notice and contacted chrysler about his compensation. He was assigned another case number and was informed the refund would be paid out in four weeks. In later october, he again contacted chrysler about the status of his refund. He was informed, the claim was denied since it had nothing to do with the shifting into neutral addressed in the recall.
After having the n23 recall performed on my jeep, I couldn't shift into 4lo, and when I tried I got a service 4wd system message. After 2 more trips to the dealer to redo the recall, with the same result, my dealer determined I had a bad transfer case actuator. At first they wanted me to pay for a new one, but I pointed out that I still had the 100,000 mile drive train warranty. They did replace the actuator under warranty. So far everything is ok. I use 4lo about once per week to check if it still works. The recall seems to do something to the actuators. All was fine till I had the recall (re flash) performed. Others have still had issues after receiving new actuators. Also, others have been forced to pay for the actuators even though they were ok prior to getting the recall done.
In may, 2013 I received recall, n23. Soon after I had the recall applied. On the first attempt to use the 4 wheel drive feature it failed. I went to another dealer who disconnected the transfer case, checked the connections and voltages and found them ok. They reconnected the transfer case and reported it operational. A few weeks later, while traveling, I received another warning that the transfer case failed. I went to a local jeep dealer who diagnosed the problem as needing an actuator. When I returned home I went to the dealer that applied the original recall which was a software update. After they cleared the error codes they said they found a broken connector on the actuator. I assume all the manual handling of the actuator probably caused the connector to brake. I was told that the actuator had to be replaced but was on backorder. I have paperwork that indicates that the original problem found was a cracked circuit board in the actuator. How can a software update fix a cracked circuit board? Could that be why there are no new actuators available? Were they pulled off the market? There are many jeep owners that I am in contact with that are having the same problem as I am and are being told the same thing by chrysler that I am: that the recall did not cause the damage to the actuator. Something needs to be done to resolve this problem. Someone outside of chrysler and the owners needs to investigate to get to the bottom.
My wife reported a strange thumping sound from under the car. She said it began after dropping children at school and going over a speed bump at the school. Something she does every day. Upon inspection I found the driver side emergency brake cable was interfering with the rear universal joint on the driveshaft. The cable was kinked and being cut by the rotation of the driveshaft. There was also abrasion of the gas tank splash guard. I have no doubt if this happened at highway speed the cable would be cut in half and possibly wrap around the driveshaft causing the driver side emergency brake to apply and lock-up the wheel resulting in a rollover. The gas tank could also have been punctured if the cable was pulled by the driveshaft. Somehow the normal action of the vehicles suspension was able to place this cable in contact with the driveshaft. The rotation of the universal joint caught the cable pulling it into the rotating shaft. I consider this a class 1 defect that should be corrected with a model recall. Normally the emergency brake cable is routed off to the side and not directly over the differential. What were they thinking? Chrysler needs to devise a supplemental attaching point that will ensure the cables are not able to contact the driveshaft even under extreme off road driving. I have a full set of photos available upon request. I have ordered a new cable but the part number is on back order. This indicates there is a problem when the part cannot be stocked due to high demand. This cable should last the life of the vehicle without question. The federal safety agency is there for the public. It exists on public taxes. It is not there to shield corporate mistakes and short cuts. I feel that the federal safety agency is not operating within the public trust if it allows defects to be ignored.
2006 jeep commander. Consumer writes in regards to reprogram final drive controller module recall notice and seeks reimbursement for repairs. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle shifted into neutral at the bottom of a hill and would not move out of neutral. She had the vehicle towed to a local repair shop who informed her there was a problem with the transfer case and recommended replacement. The consumer stated she was unaware of the final drive controller module software issue at the time. The recall notice was issued in may 2013, but she wasn't notified until september. The consumer submitted the documents along with the contact information from the repair shop, only to be told she was not eligible for reimbursement, because it was not the same issue as the recall described. She asked for clarification on the factors contributing to that determination and was informed the repair shop could not verify the issue caused by the drive controller module.
2006 jeep commander with check engine light took to a mechanic and was told input speed sensor was told its an internal transmission part . My vehicle hesitates when accelerating and also bucks.
Car dash lights radio and headlights went on and off 5 times in a 1 mile drive. Car also shifted into neutral on its own. Called jeep. They said that even though these things are on the recall list my car is not eligible due to my VIN number. And if I want these things fixed I would have to pay.
2006 jeep commander with check engine light took to dealer and was told they couldn't fix the used scan tool to look up code p0700 and this took them to p2767 input speed sensor was told its an internal transmission part and they cant fix was told they cant duplicate problem so they cant fix at this time . My vehicle hesitates when accelerating and also bucks.
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