| Issue ID | 658331 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10214246 |
| Manufacurer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | COMMANDER 4X2 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 08/01/07 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2006 jeep commander engine dies suddenly. Two different dealers could find nothing wrong. Problems occurred at least 14 times and 7 times in the last 90 days. First occurred at 2500 miles and dealer said nothing wrong. Occurred at 8000, 9000, 12000, 15100, 15500, 17500, 18600, 18700, 19000 and 19406. At 17500 took to different dealer who replaced the battery after towing it in and kept car for 4 days to try and diagnose issue. On 12/8, we smelled gas and we could not restart it for 30 seconds. On 12/21 it died on a railroad crossing. My wife crosses 6 tracks a day and it has died one other time on the tracks, and one time while merging into 65 mph traffic. Have spent 1 hour on phone with chrysler customer service so far because i told them we only drive it to work and we want a loaner or new vehicle immediately. Am also proceeding with texan lemon law filing. This looks like nhtsa#ea07007. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2500 |
| Number of Occurences | 14 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MAGNOLIA, TX |
| VIN pattern | 1J8HH58N16CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 14/11/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | U |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 40 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | FINNEGAN CHRYSLER JEEP |
| Dealer's telephone number | 281-351-8800 |
| Dealer's city | TOMBALL |
| Dealer's state code | TX |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 77377 |