2006 Jeep Commander electrical system problems

696 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2006 Jeep Commander, which is 30% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 696 30% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 85,000 miles 469 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 24 and 8
Injuries and deaths: 14 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 469 complaints that include mileage. 28% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	59
20k to 40k miles	25
40k to 60k miles	49
60k to 80k miles	83
80k to 100k miles	79
100k to 120k miles	69
120k to 140k miles	47
140k to 160k miles	33
160k to 180k miles	12
180k to 200k miles	7
200k+ miles	6

What the data shows

Of the 469 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 24 crashes, 8 fires, 14 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the steering wheel seized and the brake pedal failed to respond when depressed. The contact crashed into another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact stated that three occupants in the other vehicle sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed.

Reported at 89,000 miles, November 2014 CrashInjury

The ignition switch was changed at the local dealership (mc cubbins) as per recall and now is too difficult to turn. This repair is unacceptable. What other options are available?

Reported at 80,000 miles, November 2015

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Jeep models