Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Jeep Commander has 276 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 2 powertrain-related recalls.
276
Complaints
2
Recalls
7
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
13V175000
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, ...
08V203000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 24,461 MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.7L V8 ENGINES. THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH S...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Abs, traction control, and another light come on and goes off intermittent. While reversing feels li... |
| Aug 16, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH in a p... |
| Apr 11, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Vehicle randomly saying transmission over temp. Vehicle may or may not crank upon turning key Veh... |
| Jun 5, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Transmission over temp is a never ending light that lights up daily. I've had 3 reprogrammed PCMs an... |
| May 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, th... |
| Mar 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, se... |
| Jul 24, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the... |
| May 27, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | 2006 Jeep Commander Limited 5.7L V8 Message as appears on dash - TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP While driv... |
| Jan 23, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ... |
| Jan 19, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE... |
| Oct 4, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SHIFT OFF FOR NO REASON. IT APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG I HAVE A NEW BA... |
| Aug 15, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN I ACCELERATE IT SOMETIMES SAYS SOMETHING LIKE TRANSMISSION TEMP HIGH AND BEEPS |
| Aug 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP KEEPS APPEARING AFTER FLUID, SHIFT SOLENOID, AND FILTERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. ... |
| Jul 25, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WORST VEHICLE EVER! WE GOT IT WITH AROUND 98K MILES ON IT, AND IT NOW ONLY HAS 103K MILES ON IT AND ... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THAT I BOUGHT 2 MONTHS AGO. IT HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. FIRS... |
| Apr 11, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated while driving at 55-65 MPH, several unkno... |
| Oct 22, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HE... |
| Oct 13, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I HAVE A 06 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THE 5.7 HEMI. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM TIED THE VEHICLE STALL... |
| Oct 3, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING TO DROP MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL AND WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE GAS, IT WASN'T MOVING LIKE IT ... |
| Sep 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | REPEATED TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON DASH. ERROR IS INTERMITTENT, OCCASIONALL... |