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2006 Jeep Commander steering problems

68 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2006 Jeep Commander, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
68 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
95,000 miles 57 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2006 Jeep Commander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 95,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 12 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 95,000 miles
Based on 57 complaints that include mileage. 18% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles12
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 57 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 95,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the steering wheel became very difficult to maneuver and caused her to lose control of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle veered off the roadway and crashed into several trees. A police report was not filed of the incident. The contact mentioned that the front passenger and a rear passenger were air lifted from the scene for treatment of severe injuries.

Reported at 120,000 miles, December 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep commander. While driving 30 MPH, the power steering failed without warning. The specifics of the power steering failure were not available. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) but the recall remedy was not available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

Reported at 30,000 miles, December 2014

Other problems reported for the 2006 Jeep Commander

Steering problems in other years

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Steering problems across all Jeep models