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2006 Jeep COMMANDER Electrical System Ignition Switch Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	595377
Internal NHTSA #	10162933
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	JEEP
Model	COMMANDER
Model Year	2006
File date	19/07/06
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased a 2006 jeep commander 2 1/2 weeks ago. I have had it into service twice for the annoying whistle that appears to be common on this vehicle, but apparently hard to fix. While i was doing some research on the internet into the whistling problem, i kept reading about another problem that some commander owners were having. When i took my vehicle to the service department, the service manager and i took it out to reproduce the whistle. I brought the other concern to his attention and he tried, and successfully, recreated the problem about 4 times. When the vehicle is running, if you accidentally but barely, tap the key the car shuts off. This requires the driver, if the vehicle is moving at the time, to put it in neutral, turn the key off and then back on. So potentially, a person could be driving on a multi-lane highway, doing 55-65 mph, and accidentally hit the key with their knee. This would shut the vehicle off, causing a loss of power steering. The driver would then, while avoiding driving into other lanes and being rear ended due to the car drastically loosing speed, have to put the car into neutral, turn the key off and then back on. I want to make sure that i make it clear, this has not happened yet to me, but the service manager was able to recreated this while we were sitting in traffic at a red light. He seemed to be quite stunned, and said he was calling jeep that day to report the problem. He also saw this as a huge safety concern. I am trying to be pro-active in this complaint, bringing the problem to others attention before an accident has to occur, perhaps with tragic results. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	6050
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MOYOCK, NC
VIN pattern	1J8HG48K66CXXXXXX
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	05/07/06
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	HALL JEEP - CHYSLER
Dealer's telephone number	757-498-2200
Dealer's city	VA
Dealer's state code	VA
Dealer's ZIP code	23451

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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2006 Jeep COMMANDER Electrical System Ignition Switch Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Jeep COMMANDER Electrical System Ignition Switch Problems, Complaints and Defects

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