Jeep Commander problems and recalls by year

2,752 owner complaints since 2005, most for the 2006 (1,635); 13 recalls, 5 investigations.

By model year

Commander by model year
Year	Complaints	Recalls	Most-reported system
2010	45	4	Electrical system
2009	46	2	Electrical system
2008	326	4	Electrical system
2007	696	5	Electrical system
2006	1,635	5	Electrical system
2005	4	0	Electrical system

Years with 100+ complaints

2008 Commander: 326 complaints

13 crashes, 3 fires, 10 injuries · 14V567000, 13V175000, 08V059000, 07V415000

2008 Commander, 326 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Electrical system	192	85,000
Engine	59	82,000
Power train	26	86,000
Air bags	21	120,000
Unknown or other	15	91,000
Vehicle speed control	15	67,777
Engine and engine cooling	10	62,001
Service brakes	10	99,000

2007 Commander: 696 complaints

18 crashes, 13 fires, 10 injuries · 14V438000, 13V175000, 07V434000, 07V415000, 06V493000

2007 Commander, 696 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Electrical system	365	81,100
Engine	154	95,000
Power train	108	76,000
Engine and engine cooling	65	50,000
Unknown or other	35	117,000
Steering	33	95,000
Vehicle speed control	33	65,000
Engine and engine cooling › Engine	20	45,000

2006 Commander: 1,635 complaints

70 crashes, 12 fires, 51 injuries, 3 deaths · 14V438000, 13V175000, 08V203000, 07V434000, 06V037000

2006 Commander, 1,635 complaints
Component	Complaints	Median miles
Electrical system	659	87,000
Power train	220	98,007
Engine	203	100,000
Engine and engine cooling	173	26,000
Unknown or other	87	85,000
Structure › Body › Door	84	67,900
Structure › Body	77	80,000
Vehicle speed control	77	87,147

13 recall campaigns since 2005

May 6, 2008 · 08V203000 · 2006 · Power train › Automatic transmission › Control module (tcm/PCM/tecm)

THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS PROGRAMMED WITH SOFTWARE THAT MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE IN ALL 4.7L ENGINE EQUIPPED MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS BUILT PRIOR TO JANUARY 11, 2006.
February 9, 2006 · 06V037000 · 2006 · Seat belts › Rear/other

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE INTEGRATED RETRACTOR BRACKET EDGE ON THE THIRD ROW SEAT MAY CONTACT THE SEAT BELT DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BELT WEBBING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELTS FOR DAMAGE AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED BELTS.

Shared, in full on the sibling's page:

Jeep Grand Cherokee: 14V567000 (2008, electrical system); 14V438000 (2006–2007, electrical system); 13V175000 (2006–2010, electrical system); 10V200000 (2010, electrical system); 10V085000 (2010, equipment); 10V009000 (2010, service brakes, hydraulic); 09V118000 (2009, air bags); 08V059000 (2008, electrical system); 07V434000 (2006–2007, service brakes, hydraulic); 07V415000 (2007–2008, service brakes, hydraulic); 06V493000 (2007, service brakes, hydraulic)

Defect investigations

0 of 5 open.

Investigations naming the Commander
Investigation	Years	Opened	Subject	Status
PE14017	2006–2007	June 16, 2014	Air Bag Non-deployment	Closed
AQ10001	2006–2007	November 18, 2010	Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit	Closed
EA07007	2006–2007	April 27, 2007	ENGINE STALLING	Closed
PE07009	2006–2007	February 12, 2007	ENGINE STALL	Closed
DP06002	2006	July 13, 2006	PETITION RE: UNINTENDED ACCELERATION	Closed

Complaints are unverified owner reports, and a recall names a model year, not a car: for one car, decode its VIN here or look it up at NHTSA. Jeep models.

Data: NHTSA, October 17, 2026.