2006 Jeep Commander defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2006 Jeep Commander. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Air Bag Non-deployment
  Preliminary Evaluation PE14017 · opened Jun 16, 2014 · closed Dec 23, 2014 · led to recall 14V438000

  Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an u…

• Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
  Audit Query AQ10001 · opened Nov 18, 2010 · closed Dec 28, 2015

  On November 18, 2010, NHTSA's Recall Management Division (RMD) opened an audit query (AQ10-001) to investigate recall remedy completion by rental car companies on safety recall campaigns.It was expected to provide the agency an indication of how completely and how quickly rental car fleets perform necessary recall-rela…

• ENGINE STALLING
  Engineering Analysis EA07007 · opened Apr 27, 2007 · closed May 7, 2008 · led to recall 08V203000

  On may 5, 2008, chrysler llc (chrysler) submitted a defect information report to nhtsa concerning an engine calibration issue that could result in engine stall in approximately 24,461 model year (my) 2006 jeep commander vehicles equipped with the 4.7l v-8 engine and built from february 25, 2005 through january 11, 2006…

• ENGINE STALL
  Preliminary Evaluation PE07009 · opened Feb 12, 2007 · closed Apr 27, 2007

  Odi has received 76 vehicle owner complaints alleging incidents of engine stall while driving in model year (my) 2006 through 2007 jeep commander vehicles (subject vehicles).some of the complaints reported one or more incidents of engine stall with a simultaneous loss of some or all lighting systems, including headlamp…

• PETITION RE: UNINTENDED ACCELERATION
  Defect Petition DP06002 · opened Jul 13, 2006 · closed Jan 3, 2007

  Odi received a petition requesting a defect investigation concerning unintended acceleration in the 2006 jeep commander stemming from a fatal incident that occurred in delaware in december 2005.after a careful review of the circumstances surrounding this incident, odi finds no evidence to indicate the influence of a ma…