In the beginning of december, while driving down the highway at about 58 MPH, an oncoming car threw a rock up and chipped our windshield. We had this chip repaired by our insurance company. A week or so later, another rock was thrown up and chipped our windshield again while going around 55 MPH. In the beginning of february while leaving our house, about 2 minutes into the drive, our passenger side windshield cracked. (about a 12+ inch crack.) on our way home that day another rock was thrown and chipped that windshield while going around 55 MPH. We contacted the insurance company and had that windshield replaced because it could not be repaired. Now about 3 weeks later, another rock was thrown up and chipped our brand new windshield going 60 MPH. I have looked up other commander reviews and see that this is a common problem with this vehicle. This is a safety concern and quite an inconvenience for commander owners and something needs to be done.
Jeep Commander windshield crack problems
18 of the 2,753 owner complaints about the Jeep Commander describe windshield cracks, most of them for the 2006 model year.
- owner complaints
- 18
- worst model year
- 2006
- typical mileage
- 10,000
By model year
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What owners say
Windshield easily cracks. Door handles is wobbly and then cracks and falls out of panel.
Being having problems with windshield in my jeep commander SUV. It cracks easily I had owned it for 2 years and called windshield repair guy 4 times to fix 4 different cracks caused by stones on road costing me $35 dollars each time,yesterday I was barely accessing the hwy another stone hit my windshield again creating a huge crack again it seems to me windshield too weak.
I have owned two jeep commanders. 1st was a 2006 commander that I leased. Seems to be a problem with the windshield cracking easily. I had to replace 2 windshields on the vehicle. I traded it in and purchased a 2008 commander. Within one week, I already have a rock chip. Seems to be a defect with the windshields they are putting on this vehicle.
After a night of 28 weather, noticed a crack in the windshield on the passenger side stemming up from the wiper blade area, forming an upside-down "l" shape angled to the passenger side of the vehicle. No impact from an object had occurred. Upon driving the same morning and stopping at a gas station, when I re-entered the vehicle noticed the exact same upside-down l-shape crack had occurred on the drivers side while pumping gas. Again, the crack appeared without any impact from an object. The two l-shaped cracks are symmetrical to each other, one on each side of the windshield, both stemming from the two wiper areas, which seems to be related to having the defrost running during cold weather. I have contacted the dealership and will be going there after work today. Hopefully this will be covered under warranty with no cost to me, as it seems to be a defect in the windshield. *tr the consumer stated the cracked windshield was actually caused by the impact of an object and not due to defective glass. The consumer wished to retract his complaint. Updated 12/12/08.
My 2006 jeep commander is very prone to develop windshield cracks. Without obvious impacts, it has developed cracking that has required the windshield to be replaced three times in the past 18 months.
I own a 2006 jeep commander. I have had numerous windshield cracks and ended up having to replace the glass after owning the vehicle for just 6 months.
I have had my jeep commander for two and a half years and have had 4 cracks in my windshield each costing $40 to fix .I have also replaced my entire windshield because of a crack in my line of vision. I am a stay at home mom and do not spend hours on the freeway . I don't believe I am that unlucky to warrant all the stray projectiles during my limited highway driving or that each one would lead to a trip to auto glass repair shop. I will contact chrysler about this also.
Only after 3 weeks of driving, the windshield developed a crack starting at the center of the dashboard and spreading up and to the drivers side. There was no impact or object that impacted the windshield that caused this crack. It seemed to occur in response to the heat being lowered in the car during a very cold night (around 28f ). The crack has rapidly spread to about 2 feet in three days.
I just purchased my 2008 jeep commander almost 3 weeks ago and I already have a cracked windshield. At first it was just a little star that turned into a very large crack in just a matter of hours. It was a very small rock that made a very big crack. Now my navigation system is bugging out.
Related recalls
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- What is wrong
- Chrysler is recalling 1,338 my 2008 jeep grand cherokee and commander vehicles. The front control module may have been incorrectly manufactured.
- Risk
- This could cause the engine to stall while driving or not to start and/or cause the windshield wipers to become inoperative. Engine stalling or inoperative wipers could cause a crash without warning.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the module and replace it if necessary. The recall began on february 18, 2008. Owners may contact chrysler at 1‑800‑853‑1403.
Recall number 08V059000 · Recall details
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The model years with the most reports are 2006 (12 complaints) and 2008 (6 complaints).
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