2006 Jeep Commander: rolls away in park

Filed May 18, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 60,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. While the gear shifter was shifted into park, the vehicle continued to move forward. The contact had to engage the emergency brake and depress the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle from rolling away. In addition, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times who diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency 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 notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 7/16/15*cn updated 10/17/2017

Filed Sep 2, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 60,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The vehicle rolled away while parked. In addition, the vehicle failed to start on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v175000 (electrical system, power train). The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Sep 19, 2013 · Transmission · 132,000 miles · WA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, it rolled away and out of a residential garage, crashing into the trees. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer immediately after the crash. The contact mentioned that four months later, she received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v175000 (electrical system, power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent an engineer to further inspect the failure. The engineer was unable to determine was caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 132,000 and the current mileage was 135,000.

Filed May 15, 2013 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that after parking and exiting the vehicle, it shifted into neutral independently, rolled away, and impacted her. No police report was filed and the driver sustained a blood clot after the impact. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 110,000.

Filed Apr 12, 2011 · Transmission · 35,000 miles · CO · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact started the vehicle and the four wheel drive indicator light was illuminated. The contact proceeded to drive as the vehicle became jerking with hesitation. The following day while parked on an incline, the vehicle rolled away and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed to a dealer were they stated there was a problem with the transfer case that can make the gears sticky and that is why the four wheel drive light came on. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 35,000.