2006 Jeep Commander consumer reviews

I own an 06 Jeep Commander limited 5.7 hemi. Not worth any money, and no one really knows how to fix the vehicle because they quit making them back in 2010. Mine is sitting at a shop right now with only 57000 miles on it. The vehicle was poorly designed. Major fire hazards due to excessive heat from exhaust under rear seats melting wires. Poorly soldered connections at the TCM. The TCM throws all kinds of crazy codes. Vehicle shows transmission and engine codes; however it is an electrical problem. I have a mechanic at a jeep dealership trying to figure out how to trace my wiring harness because every time he tries the vehicle resets itself. He's had the vehicle for 2 months. I've been left stranded for days. This vehicle is the most unreliable vehicle you could ever buy. The first issues I had was the vehicle not wanting to start and acted like the fuel pump was bad. Then it didn't want to crank. I've seen several random codes, but never the same codes. So I thought TCM after a little research. I took it to one shop, they said I needed a new transmission. I said no way. It is definitely an electric issue. Took it to the actual Jeep dealership mechanics to their wiring specialist. He's been stumped for 2 whole months. It costs between 750-1550 for them to trace the wiring harness. I gave them the green light to proceed. Got updated today to find there's actually no update or progress because everything the mechanic starts on it, the vehicle automatically clears the codes. It should only take,at most, 10hrs to check the entire wiring harness. So at this point, I'm out my money plus thousands more. I initially thought I could maybe just replace the TCM, but that won't fix the issues if there is a bad wire. I could replace the entire harness, which could run me $5-10k. At this point, I just want a refund on this vehicle or a replacement of equal value and whatever brand vehicle.

My seatbelt sensors go off when I have my seat belt on for both driver and passenger. Ever since I took it to the dealer to fix some recalls my electronic system sucks! My truck never felt the same again. Didn’t and don’t feel safe driving it with others in the truck. I had to purchase a safer car to drive my 80 yr old mother. Door handles fell apart. Not cheap to replace! Don’t have the money!! I drive to work only.?

If you want the “boss hog” of a Jeep, this is your monster. Big 5.7 V8. Goes through anything and it tows great. Great car.

This ride is fully loaded. Leather seats , sunroof in front and mini sunroof in back. Plenty of room to cart the family around. Plus nice speaker system and pull down DVD player in back.

this was a base model, i wish it were a better trim, but all in all it was pretty nice, for what it was. the better trim would have had Nav.

Good value for the price, safe and reliable, 3rd row seats if needed, well kept vehicle. Great first car or secondary option. O trail rated and tested!

Love all of room it has. It's very reliable and dependable. Driven it over 200k miles with no issues. Excellent in the snow and mud.

This Jeep came black with Limited trim and a potent 5.7L HEMI V8 engine and 4x4. I towed a nearly 30 foot boat to the beach and the V8 gave me 18 MPG and the instantaneous throttle response when you press the pedal brings the 346 ci engine to life with an addictive barbaric gurgle. Deep and mellow exhaust sound matched performance as I timed a 0-60 mph at 5.8 seconds (with Jeep GC SRT8 exhaust headers, 85mm ported throttle body/MAF, & custom glasspack mid-muffler system + performance tuner and 210/218 @ 0.50" duration COMPcams camshaft). This is the most reliable Jeep (3 priors) I ever owned and was way ahead of it's time. I am looking into upgrading to a newer one. Spend some money on aftermarket handling and suspension upgrades and you have yourself the best looking, safest, & best performing Jeeps that can get groceries or dominate in any weather. I use 20" 5-star silver (concave) GC SRT8 rims and sticky in All seasons Michelin pilot sport as 3 + and have always felt confident as the driver of this awesome rig. Look towards 2009+ Commanders with the 5.7L Eagle V8 to really live up to it's namesake.

Have owned this vehicle for more than 10 years and love it! Distinctive and upscale in addition to being powerful and practical. Can't understand why Jeep stopped making this model. There are still many on the road, attesting to its reliability. Awesome vehicle!

Of all of the cars that I have owned this one has been my favorite. We have Owen the car since new in 2005 and it has been a wonderful ride. There is room for improvement, but overall a great suv. If I could buy it new again with today’s hemi I would do it again.