Jeep Commander leaking sunroof
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- After two trips to the Mount Dora Jeep dealership where , as they put it, they are the Jeep service experts I finally went on CZcams and found a video showing how to fix it yourself so here is my video showing just how easy it is.
Thank you so much!!💯💯💯! Here we are in 2021 and this repair shop couldn't figure this out!
THANK YOU so much Eric Schreier. I have a 2006 Jeep Commander and this happened every time it rained. I followed your instructions and found that the blue drainage tube had actually pulled up from the black rubber insert on the floorboards on both sides. It was draining directly under the carpets and not through the floor at all. So I cut the tips as you instructed and inserted them back in. Now I'm waiting for the carpets to dry completely and testing it with a cup of water to make sure they drain properly before putting all the plastic panels back. This has been a frustrating problem and I understand there is a class action lawsuit against Jeep for this design flaw. Much appreciation for your great video and consideration for us Jeep owners in posting it!
I applied this fix to my 2007 jeep commander. In less than 15 minutes it was fix. I even went through a couple of carwashes to check lol. Thank you!
I know you commented years ago but you had no leaks in the carwash? I'm really scared to take mime through the car wash again after the mess that happened last time. haha
Thank you immensely! After trying other suggested fixes on YT (snaking it out, compressed air, soap/water) I had no luck. Spent couple hours on it and gave up. Your video came up in my list later that day and I just thought this looks too easy. And sure enough it was super easy! Oh, and my vehicle is a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee and fix is nearly identical. I thought I was going to have to take it in to get fixed. You saved me a few hundred bucks! And no mare worries about taking it into the car wash! Thanks again!
I had this problem with my commander too. My local dealer didn't tell me about these tubes, they tried to blame the door seals.
Finally looked up jeep forums and this sunroof problem was the first thing I found. Thanks for letting everyone know.
This is the best explanation of the problem and remedy on CZcams. It took me twenty minutes and I fixed both of the tube nipples. Thanks, it's a better solution than blowing out the crud with compressed air.
Thank you! Just performed this simple repair. I heard "sloshing" above my head while I was driving. I knew something wasn't right...opened the sunroof and saw a pool of water. Upon pulling out the plastic panels and pulling back the carpet, there was plenty of moisture. Again, thank you!!!!
Finally... The Jeep Dealer could not help me with this problem... and you did it in only a few minutes... Thank you very Much.
Man you rock! I brought one of these home yesterday and noticed the driver floor was drenched. I just fixed both sides in 30 minutes.
Dear GOD, I've been waiting for a video like this! I tried everything, blowing air in the tube, running a pipe cleaner in there, & even pouring Draino in it! (which I probably shouldn't have) This video changed the game! Thank you SO much!
Thank you so very much! 2006 Commander just started leaking and now I've got the fix! GODSPEED
My 2009 jc was flooding major this pass two days. I just seen you doing all those steps and I started taking all the panels a part and with a pair of scissors and the job was done tanks for marking the video 👍
GREAT video! As a single mom that likes to save money and do things herself when possible, I really am grateful for you and people like you that make these clear, concise how-to vids! Worked like a charm, and holy crap, that water that drained out was fetid! Now I just have to locate the back two drains that apparently exist!
Hey bud, thank you so much!!! Ive got a 2006 Jeep and could never figure where the leak was at!! Just did what you said on video!! Worked wonders....3 minute Job!!! Thanks for the info!!!!!👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you! I bought a Jeep Commander last year and it was a nightmare with repairs and now it looks to be running good, but the sunroof leak's still going on and couldn't figure it out. Thank you!
Just tried this on my 2007 jeep grand cherokee. cant believe such a simple fix...this caused me so much stress having to continually clean the floor mats after having it supposedly repaired by 3 different locations! thank you so much
I had the same problem
Thank you so much.... I have had my 2010 for a few months now and just had this happen last week and again this week. I just got home from lunch and applied what you showed to fix mine.... quick easy and to the point. Thank you
Thank you and semper fi! Been having this problem for a few months now...
Thanks for the tip. I recently got a soaked dashboard after a trip to the car wash. I watched your vid, did what you said, went back to the car wash...wa la no leak. You're the man.
Thanks for the share. This helped tremendously. Thanks to DenLor as well. Had to replace the door handles. Seatbelts, and windshield. This commander is a PAIN!!!
thank you sooooo much. i bought an 08 limited premium about three months ago. i was very stressed out about this problem because i didnt want the water running behind the dash to start causing electrical problems. its a gorgeous vehicle and i am positively in love with it. u rock!
Great video. For real you are the only one with this fix. I'm in ny & it snowed & I had a block of ice covering my sunroof. I'm driving & next thing I know I hear a sound like someone pouring water into a glass & water starts leaking out the arm bars on the driver & passenger side. Next it starts leaking directly from the overhead panel where the sunglass case is at. I pulled over & immediately removed all the ice off the sunroof. The ice probably melted to fast & backed up the line. This was my second incident. The first was a year ago when we had a large downfall of rain & water was leaking from all over the place. Thank you for posting this.
I have not had this problem yet, but seeing how easy it is to check and see if my drain tubes were blocked up. I went ahead and did the modification on my 2007 Commander just to play it safe. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Thank you for this video. I was frustrated by the dealership's inability to solve this issue. I've owned my Commander since 2007 and have had this problem since then. It took me five minutes on each side to reach the ends of the tubes and clip off the narrowing pieces ar the end of the grommet. Thank you, thank you, thank you!.
SIR, YOU ARE THE MAN! Thank you, for doing this video, We paid the dealer years ago to fix this and now it just started happening again. Cut of the stupid filter bit to enlarge the opening and bingo!
Great video. Straight to the point and enough information. Just watched and cleaned out my daughter's '07 Commander Gutters. I don't know if you want to try this but I took a screen cut a square roughly 7"X 3" and adhered it to the frame to hopefully maybe keep debris from getting to the drain hose spout
Thanks
THANKS!! THE ABSOLUTE ANSWER TO MY PROBLEMS..BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. TAKEN TO DEALER TOO. GREAT JOB!! MY MOMS JEEP IS A GREAT VEHICLE..BUT THIS PROBLEM SUCKS!! THIS VIDEO SHOULD BE SHOWN TO ALL THE DEALERSHIPS...WHAT A QUICK EASY FIX!! YES!!!!!!!!!
How are you filming hands free? This is the best hf shots i’ve seen, even 11 years later.
Thanks a lot for this! I've had this problem since I bought my Commander and thought it was the windshield caulking. Even brought it back to dealer after replacing the windshield for an unrelated matter, and no one there knew what the problem was. Easy fix!
Youre the best my man!! It worked!! I live in oregon and its been raining non stop for at least a week and now my Jeep is DRY!! no more overflowing on the passenger's floor!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳
Thank you for posting this. Normally I wouldn't get on a social website or chat room feedback website etc. to voice my frustration in a way that would offend too many people. But I want to tell you all a story about my experience with my 2006 Jeep Commander. Once upon a time I stumbled into a local dealership and decided to purchase a vehicle. I chose a used 2006 Jeep commander. It was the first vehicle I ever purchased through a dealership. After taking it home for the night to try it out, I was happy with it and it seemed like a good car. It had 80k on it at the time and had not been in any accidents. So, after about a month of having it.. I generally park in a garage, I left it outside overnight. It must of rained all night because when I went to go to work the next day, there had to have been 4 inches of water in my drivers side door. I did not own a shop vac at the time so I took it down to the local car wash, feet suspended high on the pedal and vacuumed it out. I googled them and found this was an issue. That was in 2010. Now, on to more from this BS first year model commander. If you google an issue, I have had it, EVERY issue.. there is not one online that I didn't have. So, first was the water, followed by the electrical issues, then the manifold bolts breaking and onto the stereo recant screen working when it wanes, mostly during the winter? Other issues, front differential shot, interior door handles breaking off, EGR valve failure twice and throwing bad codes.. the drivers side window will not go up and down with any door open and the passenger window will not move regardless. If anyone has any advice on that, I'd be grateful. All I want to say is, I will never buy a POS Jeep, Chrysler product again and I will guarantee my kids won't either. This company could give a shit less after you bought the car. The builders from upper design to the assembly line should be damned to hell. I wish nothing but fire and fury to them for creating such a piece of shit. I've talked to several Commander owners just to hear their nightmares. What a pity to think that these manufacturers would build a quality product. F them and the horse they rode in on. Sorry, my rant is over
I have a 06 jeep grand Cherokee and this worked just the same, cant thank you enough for this video Eric, saved me lots of money and time and you are the only one I've found with this fix!
Thank you for putting this together and saving me a trip to dealership. I just finished fixing this problem. took me under 20 minutes to fix both sides.
Get this.....Took my 2006 commander to dodge dealership in my town where I live.The ignition would stick really bad but run perfect after that.And it did leak at that time. They said they could not replace the ignition or re key it.So I took it to a bigger dealer ship in the next town. It started right up. ran PERFECT all the way there. But the fan on the defrost would not come on.They tell me they do not fix leaks and we HAVE to take our car to their collision department. Collision department tells us it will cost "alot" to do the work. I look on line and see this video Thank God. It was having electrical issues because of the moisture.It dries out and runs perfect. So I am going to try doing this my self.Thank you for posting this! After the leak is fixed I am taking it to a shade tree mechanic and get my fan fixed.
Very useful video. I just got a 2006 today and we had light snow and ice meaning there will water going into the drain soon. Great heads up!
Thank you so much, Eric! My husband and I did what you showed on this video. Worked like a charm! We have gotten over 4 inches of rain the past few days and for the first time in forever the inside of my jeep is dry!!!!! Thanks
so jeep spent millions trying to correct this problem and you sovled it with a 50 cent razor blade 😂😂😂😂
I did my passenger side, now to do my drivers side... i went to jeep 3 TIMES. they had no clue.
Thanks a million Eric, as my 06 Irish Commander had a leak on passenger side.. Checked out both sides and WOW passenger side was blocked. This was after I seen water dripping down off the ceiling / window on the inside. Floor was damp for sure, cheers Greg
Good job Eric. Seems strange that some of the dealers have no knowledge of these common Commander issues. Maybe they should have CZcams access to their service bays! Another common problem is the interior door handle cracking. If your Commander is plagued with the weak interior door handles check out DenLors Commander Door Handle Installation video. We've saved Jeep owners a lot of money over replacing the entire door panels.
I followed this fix, used an airline from the bottom, keep the sunroof closed or the dirt and water ends up in the cabin. do not try blowing from the sunroof area, this only causes more blockages as most of the dirt is in the sun roof channel, just make sure you clean away the debris from the drain holes. Thanks, its so quick and easy.
For anyone still having issues, there are drains in the rear of the sunroof as well. The rear drains have tubes that go back behind the rear doors in the C pillar. The rubber grommet is more difficult to get to but it is possible. If your hoses are old then they might be leaking. Best to replace the plastic OEM drain hoses with 3/8" ID vinyl tubing. You may need about 8 3/8" brass barbed fittings as well to fit the hoses to both ends, and just delete that red piece of garbage.
By far best drain fix video. Reason for that design is to prevent spiders/ bugs nesting on bottom of the drain. Now that it’s more of an opening, shoot some bug killer from the top to prevent them from nesting.
what a great tip for Commander owners! thanks sir, I'll be performing this mod on my '07 tonight. Chrysler sure has some interesting designs sometimes.
I can see why I didn't do the drivers side in this video. That main harness man. :D I have wanted to clean these tubes out but never had much time to do it, thinking I have to take the side handles off and everything. this video was amazing in just how easy it is. Both of my grommets where completely clogged. Cleared the clog and cut the ends. Yeah for having a dry floor back again. Thanks.
Still useful 10 years after I use it for my grand cherokee 2006, same problem, same solution, thanks
My 2005 jeep grand Cherokee I'd leaking on the moon roof, down the window frame soaking my seat.... I'll try this out.... Awesome fix my friend....
Great video.
This is happening in my Grand Cherokee. same bad design!
Thanks so much! This problem has been driving me crazy for about 6 months now. Such an easy fix!
Thank you so much for this. I've had standing water in my floorboards since I bought it in Feb. Glad I can finally fix that
I was having the problem for more than a year. It's an ease fix.
thank you.
This video was really helpful. I just purchased a 2007 limited commander. I had the same 1inch of water. I've just made the changes. It rains tonight so we're going to find out😁
just did this this evening shall see if it fixes the problem fully Thanks for the video. Hadnt dug into this fully before we purchased it and now i think the amplifier fried from getting those wire bundles soaked.
Wow that seems so simple but so vexing to some mechanics! I really hope this is the answer to our problem. thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks a lot mate! You really helped! I have been to different car services but none of them could help me with this bloody leaking sunroof. I heard that it is not possible to fix it, or that I need to dismount all the insides to get it fixed and that it can be time consuming and expensive. After all I found your tip ... and now the water runs like in a waterfall :D. Apart from cutting these rubber things I also had to use a screwdriver to unclog a blue cable as a lot of dust/mud got stuck at the end of it, blocking its output. Anyway - now everything runs smothly :) BTW: Who the hell disliked this video? Probably jealous guys from your Jeep dealership ;)
Thank you from Ohio!
I wish I was back home in Florida. I subscribed!
Great video, saved me a ton of hassle doing this on my Commander today!
thank you so much for this video, was about to pay 250 bucks for dealer to fix it
Thanks so much. You saved me a lot of time, effort, and money with this one dude. Great Job!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I was so worried that this was going to cost considerably to have repaired.
thank you! took maybe 20 minutes and that was at 9:30 pm!
Good video!
Instructions are easy to follow
Thanks!
Just joining the choir of praise. Leave this clip on you tube as I just thought I left the window open but now both front cabins are soaked and i saw the thousand dollar bill coming in...
I will follow your advice, I am sure it will work as it makes so much sense and a non-handy person like me understood it and very confident to be able to do it... I will let you know whether I succeeded .. :-)
Mr. Schreier, thank you for the clip. I have a 2007 Commander and my driver side floor bed is wet. I will be taking it back the dealer that I bought the jeep from and have them fix it...if it still continues then Ill flow your steps.
Thanks for posting this. I found this yesterday and made the fix in about 10 minutes. Almost looking forward to the next rainstorm. I couldn't believe how restricted the fittings the hose ended in were, nor the amount of gunk in there that had accumulated. Can't figure out why they didn't just leave it wide open at the end. It's not like it allows anything into the interior of the car.
Great video -great fix for my 08 Commander. BTW, Semper Fi from one Jarhead to another!
hey great video man. i had the same exact same problem in my 07 i was about to buy a bunch of RTV silicone and redo my seals and then i found this video, thanks. btw i live in south FL and its been raining like hell lately
Thx Eric ! Had the exact same issue yesterday. And this was very helpful. PS! The dealer had no clue. May be I`ll tip him
Thank you Eric for sharing this video and your knowledge. We followed your very good instructions and our problem is now fixed. We have two 2007 Jeep Commanders and it was only doing this to one of them on the driver side. We have been scratching our heads for years and have taken it in to Jeep dealers and car shops without getting our problem fixed. This was almost too easy-and what a strange design or did they just forget to pull the plug? LOL! Thanks again!!
Thank you...finally after a year of dealing with that the problem is solved!!
you buddy saved my life
thanks a lot bro... very helpful...
Thanks for sharing it fixed my Grand Cherokee limited
I want you for the video you posted I did what you said and it pours right through now again it was a big help
I have this problem also and will correct it ASAP , I had about 1 inch of water on my floor.
HOOAH Marine!!! You made my weekend with this video.
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you again Sir.
You saved my life.
Thanks a lot bro having this problem almost 6 mouth, finally got the point
Ok ppl. I am only owner of an 08 and have had best of luck and EASY to use weed wacker string plunging out drain holes. easy peasy. But I will ue the blade to open it up more, good idea. Thank you
Thank you for this video , now I ca fix my daughter Jeep Commander.
Great video straight to the point
Thank u 🙏 I can do it myself now! Would have cost me lot for a easy fix !
Great advice going to try it same issues on my commander thanks
thank you very much, I was trying to fix this problem for a month, good video. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much. I have that same problem and it was really starting to stress me out!
I have the same issue 05 jeep grand cherokee...thanks for sharing this video.
thanks. Going to follow these steps for my Liberty & hope it helps!
That was so informative! Had the same problem..
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much I have the freaking problem on a 2006 jeep commander, I am going to fix it now.
Thank you so much you saved my truck.
A huge help. Thanks for posting this video
love your dogs!!😃😃😃
Excellent video! Thanks for the fix!
Awesome. I'm going to check my european 2006 right now. I might even keep the red plastic, but cutting the narrow part also.
It took me literally five minutes to do the right side, but I didn't notice there's another in the driver's side :D I'll do that one another moment.
My gromet didn't have the red plastic cover. Maybe it fell down or it's different in the Austrian made Commanders. I'll update when I do the other side :)
Just did the driver's side, and I can confirm that my '06 Graz built Commander doesn't have the orange plastic covers.
Driver's side takes a little more because the foam for the left foot rest is also there, but I did it in pretty much the same time as the passenger one. Easy and gives you some peace of mind.
gràcies, gràcies per aquest video!
thank you!!
from Barcelona, Catalonia!!
Work like a charm THANKS !
Thanks, I will be doing this tomorrow moring. I have a 2008 jeep commander overlander limited. How do I reset the raideo to factroy? Thanks
Thanks. I will be trying that. Look like that just might work.
Thanks for posting this tutorial!
thanx man u just saved me sum $$$ now if u could just tell me why my 2010 jeep commander limited wont get out of 4th gear that would be helpful so i can save more money
Rick Solomon have you gotten that fixed yet?
The drain vents are only designed to help with a leak. you need to fix your leak by adjusting the sunroof. had the same problem on a 2006 jeep commander
How do you adjust the sunroof?
Gordon Estes how do you adjust the sunroof?
Hello, Just bought an 06 a week later its flooded, we followed chinzitos steps and still had the same issue the next time around, there are 4 tube at all 4 corners, they run down the seat belt pillar, also there is a law suite in progress, please look into it.