Ignition Module problems of the 2006 Jeep Commander

Jeep Commander 2006 limited 5. 7 l engine. The complaint is as follows: while driving, at random, slow and medium speeds, all the dashboard lights activate at one time followed by immediate loss of engine power. (at no time did my knee hit the key or ignition cylinder) this issue does not clear up on its own. The only solution to avoid an accident is to immediately put into neutral, pull off the road or highway as quickly as possible. (at this time, the car is sputtering severely or stalls) next step- turn the key to off position, wait a few seconds and re start the vehicle. It starts and runs normally. The loss of power and dash light activation is occurring every other day. Upon my own further investigation, many reports have been logged (with basically the same complaint) on carcomplaints. Com, with additional video proof on u tube ( just type in Jeep Commander dashboard haywire) with several videos of the incident. Chyrsler customer care claims ( as of today) to know nothing about it - told me to call local dealer, local Jeep dealer (car was purchased new) was contacted- they claim to now nothing about it. Told both agencies to get off their butt to look at car complaints. Com or just view the numerous u tube videos. With this many complaints, I find it surprising that Chrysler to not be aware of this issue. I have followed all recalls and had the ignition lock cylinder and reprogram the final drive control module completed many months before problem occurred. Any assistance in resolving this serious safety issue would be greatly appreciated.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep commamder. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle would randomly shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the ignition switch and lock cylinder, but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition switch and the win module were both faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 106,000.

While attempting to get on the highway the Jeep lost power at approximately 35mph from the on ramp on to the right lane of the freeway. All the lights shut off, all the gauges shut down, and the vehicle began to slow down. It lasted approximately 4-5 seconds, and after stepping on the accelerator, the Jeep re-engaged and was able to be driven to a safe destination. The Jeep is under recall p41 for ignition switch issues, which may or may not be causing the issues, but the parts are not available from Chrysler. The parts have not been manufactured and/or distributed. It is possible the vehicle has a bad control module. The recall for faulty control modules was issued sept. 21, 2014 but this make and model was not covered in that recall . . . Although it seems likely it is having similar issues.

Often my whole electrical system will flash on and off and has since Jan 2009. Three times since March of last year vehicle has turned its self off while driving (complete steering loss), fortunately at low speed. Also, in 2010 ( I have repair receipt) my transmission control module went out. I had to pay a $200 copay per request of Jeep to have it replaced, after much argument. They said my particular 2006 Jeep Commander wasn't part of the recall, as was all other failing parts included on 2006 Commander recalls, excepting ignition. Still waiting on ignition fix, its been a year.

The gauges stop working: all dashboard lights flash on & off-- abs, traction control, check engine, airbags, etc-- speedometer & tachometer float up and down in-sync in a sporadic manner, temp gauge fails to register, turn signals/flashers/brake lights/headlights work intermittently, transmission shows all gears are engaged, throwing over 30 codes, but still drives perfectly functional mechanically. (I've even taken video to show mechanics when I get to dealership since it never does it while I'm there. ) all the same symptoms, different fix each time. 4/11/powertrain control module replaced @94166 miles 4/29/ignition control replaced @95,824 miles 5/6/front control module replaced @96319 miles.

Vehicle stalls at random times at random speeds, sometimes while sitting at a stoplight, other times while accelerating , and also while just cruising at freeway speeds. Several times I have lost all power to engine, steering and electronics(lights, gauges radio), and a few times I have only lost power to my electronics and then they kick back on like nothing happened. . This is a serious problem that is wide spread throughout the Jeep Commander community, I seriously see some lawsuits in the near future due to the accidents this is going to cause. . . Im a second owner of mine and have had it for about 3 months with no problems, then within the last week it has died at least once a day. . . Thank god im still under warranty. I am going to the dealer tomorrow, they hope that replacing the ignition module is going to fix it. . We'll see.

Saturday 25th February and guess what- yep the Jeep has a new trick to add to its already growing list of electrical faults, (odi#10151913&10148480) please can you add the following to my long list of complaints . At approximately 12. 45pm 2/25/06 I was parked outside the rt44 branch of the ulster savings bank, having just gone in there to cash a check, I came out and attempted to start the vehicle, turned the ignition key- nothing, no lights zero response, tried again- still nothing. I removed the key put it back in the ignition, still nothing. Got out walked around in disgust, got back in and turned the key once more and this time it fired up first time. I immediately called hyde park motors service dept and spoke to kerry there, I asked if there was anything to be concerned about and he told me no providing it didnt turn the engine check light on, which it had not done. Spoke to pete the service guy at hyde park motors it turns out that the not starting when the key is turned issue is directly related to a front power train module problem that DC are aware of.

I was driving my new 2006 Jeep Commander limited home from a children's party at approximately 8:30 pm on christmas eve and was traveling northbound on the taconic state parkway at 54 mph with the cruise control activated. The vehicle cut out completely(stall), it lost all electrical power, the headlights and all interior lighting went out, the engine shut off. Fortunately I was traveling at the time on a straight section of road and there were no other cars on the road. I went down and switched the ignition key to the off position and immediately back to the on position and the vehicle restarted and all the lights came back on. My wife was sitting in the second row of seats with our 10 month old baby and she witnessed everything and confirms what I experienced. A week ago the vehicle did the same thing , but this time I was stationary in a local shopping mall parking lot, engine cut out and the lights went off, and the vehicle immediately restarted when I turned the key. The vehicle shut off again today with my wife driving it, she had stopped and left the engine running to retrieve something from the floor, and when she went to pull away the vehicle was shutdown the dealership has ordered a new front power train module for this vehicle, and that will be fitted tomorrow morning at 10:30 am . This now represents the third separate Chrysler vehicle and sixth power train computer. Chrysler did a buy back' from me in decemeber 2005 on my 2005 durango, which after 6 months of ownership, from new had cut out approximately 7 times . My previous Dodge vehicle was a 2003, ram pickup with the 5. 7 liter which exhibited all the same problems , but almost caused me to have a very serious accident when it shutoff pulling on o a local parkway. Fortunately, I pulled the shifter into neutral and steering on to the shoulder, but we were almost hit by another car that was traveling up the parkway.