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2006 JEEP COMMANDER — STEERING

crash · 1130372 · 2014-11-13

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
COMMANDER
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY JEEP COMMANDER TURNED OFF, CAUSING MY BRAKES TO FAIL ALONG WITH STEERING AND AIRBAGS TO FAIL. I CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF SOMEONE TOWING A PONTOON BOAT. THE TOTAL COST OF DAMAGE WAS OVER $7,000. MY INSURANCE HAD TO COVER IT. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL P41. I HAVE CALLED AND COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT MY DASH LIGHTS FLICKERING, AND MY JEEP TURNING ITSELF OFF. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS WHILE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO GET THIS ISSUE FIGURED OUT! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH WORSE ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10654817
Machine
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