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2006 Jeep Commander steering problems

68 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2006 Jeep Commander4% of all complaints for this model year.

68
Steering complaints
4%
share of all complaints
94,696 mi
median reported incident mileage
6 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My vehicle died in the middle of me driving without warning. I was on a main road turning into a mcdonald's when my car died. I was going about 20 when my car died. My steering locked up, couldn't brake or accelerate, and had to pull over and turn my car off to and back on to get it running again…

    filed Mar 6, 2021

  • 2006 jeep commander vehicles is shutting off randomly while driving and the steering wheel is locking up. Also the lights on the dash board flicker randomly. Mechanics could not find anything wrong. There is no recalls on my specific vin but for other 2006 jeep commanders. I do not want my family…

    filed Nov 23, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Steering problems in other Commander years

YearReportsShare
2010 Commander49%
2009 Commander24%
2008 Commander93%
2007 Commander335%
Commander steering problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.