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32 messages, Last post on Dec 28, 2008 at 11:18 PM
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The load flat floor sits above the rear bumper height - not the best feature implementation (see the photo from our long term test blog). What would you like to see tweaked to make the Commander more practical or elegant ... or commanding? (that would be SRT-8 territory). 
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1. Diesel (Fuel economy). Look at the comments from overseas 2. Resolve wind,leak and stall issues. 3. 3rd row seats are OK by me. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 29, 2006 10:04 pm)
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Replying to: evaddave (Jul 31, 2006 6:56 pm) remove some of the dash thickness and move front seats foward so you can see stop lights. move the front grab handles to above the driver and passenger. Add some type of rain gutter. give more storage under the back for more than a jack. |
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Have 3000 miles on 06 JC so far. No problems except once service 4x4 light flashed on. Agree with the comments about more storage near the jack would be nice. NAV system and DVD are great. Anybody got a solution to tweak the cupholders to acommodate larger containers? Does someone make a good quality adapter that slips into the current cupholder?? So far all I've seen are either cheap $1 items or bulky things designed for heavy trucks. What about removing the soft insert? I don't mind a little customizing if one from another vehicle could be made to fit.
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My wife and I rented a Commander to drive to Detroit from Philadelphia to attend the North American International Auto Show. We test drove one when it first came out but rising gas prices coupled with poor gas mileage scared us away. We fell back in love with it during our four days because there is nothing on the road that can make you feel safer than a 5 thousand pound vehicle. Driving from PA to Detroit can sometime be a long and arduous journey if you get caught in bad weather while going over the mountains. This was my 3rd time attending the show and taking this drive and I have never been more impressed with a four wheel drive vehicle then I am with the Commander. My wife commented several times how safe she felt in it while on our journey back, we ran into heavy rain on the mountain and as some of you may already know that this route is heavily traveled by tractor trailers. They don't acknowledge bad weather and will pass you by at speeds exceeding 60+mph. The Commander did not shutter and was rock solid all the way even when it was going through puddles of rain you didn't feel it a bit. Rock Solid! In other vehicles that I've driven when you hit water at high speeds you usually get the hydroplane feeling along with a knot in your stomach. I was disappointed to read an article that was posted on another website stating that Jeep was going to discontinue the Commander because sales were down and that they believed it was cutting into the sales of the Grand Cherokee. Has anyone told Jeep that all SUV sales are down right now? I checked the sales of the Commander for 06 and it sold almost 89 thousand vehicles. I wouldn’t exactly call that a failure. I also checked the sales of the Toyota Land Cruiser and its stable mate the Lexus Lx470 and they were not even close albeit they cost 10 to 15 thousand more then the Commander. I feel that Jeep should reconsider dropping it and reposition it against it's real competition like the Toyota, Lexus and possibly the Land Rover all of which have excellent of road ability. If they don't want it to cannibalize the Cherokee sales then position it above by taking away the V6 model and offering the 4.7 in the limited and the Hemi in the overland model only. With a few more interior upgrades and little more refinement it could be a premium vehicle for Jeep.
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Replying to: dds872 (Jan 22, 2007 7:37 pm) |
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Replying to: dds872 (Jan 22, 2007 7:37 pm) Have 11,000 mi on my Commander and still love it. I drive from NH to Canada thru the mountains about once a month and it is a VERY stable vehicle on snow and ice. Like most other owners, my biggest complaints are the lack of storage space and the %^&*& cupholders. The rh one is shallow because there's stuff under it. I'm trying various adapters, too since many bottles won't fit. I may try slicing the "bulges" in the sidewalls to see if it helps. As is, it almost crushes a can. It'll be a sad day if they discontinue it; maybe DCX should spend less $$ advertyising the Nitro. |
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The "TOW/HAUL" button is not located in a handy position. My wife refuses to take her eyes off the road to poke round for the button. To her the button is useless. The '02-'04 Grand Cherokees had the switch on the shift knob and it was easy to find. Back to the drawing boards (or computer tablets). |
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Our '06 hemi Commander gets poor gas mileage. One cause is that it will not shift into final overdrive below 72 MPH. The dealer checked 3 other Commanders on the lot and they shifted in at 64/66 MPH range. Since most people do not count the up-shifts they are not aware that they are not in overdrive. For sure my wife had no idea and still doesn't really care. She loves the car. I think it is a pig. I found the problem because the RPM/MPH ratio was so high. Chrysler says that the learning (idiot) transmission can not be changed and are satisfied with their incompetence. I suggest that you watch the tach for a "drop" to make sure that you are actually in overdrive. |
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