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2007 Jeep Commander 4x4 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Oct 5, 2015164,200 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,200. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE *JS

Engine
Filed Sep 23, 2015125,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 6, 201579,000 milesCA

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 14V-438 RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: P41 "SUMMARY: SOME JEEP COMMANDER AND JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN UNINTENDED CHANGE IN IGNITION SWITCH POSITION WHILE DRIVING. SAFETY RISK: THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKING ASSIST INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH AND DISABLING ONE OR MORE OF THE VEHICLES SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDING THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS. REMEDY: CHRYSLER INTENDS TO REPAIR VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PARTS AND LABOR). HOWEVER, THE PART REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. CHRYSLER IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE PART AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE" I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE ALL ELECTRICAL OTHER THAN THE POWER TRAIN FAILS, INCLUDING AIR-CONDITIONING. IF I JIGGLE MY IGNITION SWITCH EVERYTHING COMES BACK ON. IF THIS RECALL HAS SUCH A HIGH RISK LEVEL OF CRASH, INJURY, AND EVEN DEATH, WHY HASN'T JEEP COME UP WITH A REMEDY. I WORKED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY COMBAT READINESS/SAFETY CENTER WHICH DEALS WITH ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND TRULY UNDERSTAND THE RISK OF INJURY OR EVEN DEATH THAT COMES WITH THIS POTENTIAL MATERIEL FAILURE. IF I WERE THE CEO FOR JEEP OR WORKED IN THEIR SAFETY DIVISION, I WOULD NOT PUT THIS OFF ANY LONGER. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE THE DISCOVERY OF THIS POTENTIAL MATERIEL FAILURE AND JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING. I RECOMMEND THAT JEEP IS PROACTIVE TO TH

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 5, 2015120,000 milesTX

THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY JEEP, YET THERE IS NO FIX. I DRIVE MANY MILES EACH DAY, AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. WHAT IF MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIING ON THE HIGHWAY? WHAT IF I GET IN A WRECK? HOW CAN JEEP ISSUE A RECALL AND TAKE OVER A YEAR, THEN STILL NOT HAVE A FIX? WHAT IF MY JEEP WRECKS AND I OR SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE?

Electrical System
Filed Sep 3, 201558,546 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,546. MA 10/22/2015

Electrical System
Filed Sep 1, 201568,000 milesTN

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND GRINDING BEGAN AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. SEVERAL DASHBOARD INDICATOR INCLUDING ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LIT WITH "SERVICE 4X4 SYSTEM" MESSAGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND TO HAVE RECALLS CORRECTED, INCLUDING MANUFACTURER RECALL N23 (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 13V-175) REGARDING 'UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE TO SHIFT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER.' FIRST AVAILABLE DATE FOR SERVICE WAS 7-15-15. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE (CHRYSLER PART NO. 56044129AP) WAS CORRUPT/NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. N23 RECALL STILL SHOWS UNDER MY VIN AS INCOMPLETE. PART WAS ORDERED BY PARTS DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP AT TIME OF INITIAL SERVICE. I WAITED APPROX. 4 WEEKS FOR THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN THE PART. AFTER MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF THE PARTS, BUT THAT THERE WERE CUSTOMERS AHEAD OF ME WAITING ON SAME PART. I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND MANAGER. I INQUIRED WITH THE CASE MANAGER AS TO WHY THE PART IS BACKORDERED AND IF THE PART HAS MALFUNCTIONED ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES, THEN WILL THIS BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE RELATED TO THE N-23/13V-175 RECALL. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CONVERSATIONS, CASE MANAGER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BACKORDER, STATING THAT BACKORDER IS DU

Electrical System
Filed Aug 26, 2015NH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Engine
Filed Aug 21, 201580,000 milesCA

ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4, 4.7L, LIMITED, INEXPLICABLY STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. SINCE THAT FIRST STALLING EPISODE, THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 30 MORE TIMES. IT HAPPENS IN THE CITY, THE FREEWAY, DURING ACCELERATION, AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. EACH TIME, THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, THEY TELL ME THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT BEFORE. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A WIDELY REPORTED PROBLEM AND OWNERS REPORT THE SAME EXPLANATIONS FROM THE DEALERSHIPS.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 11, 2015WI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 6, 2015WA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 3, 2015MI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 09/25 *CN

Electrical System
Filed Jul 31, 2015MO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 21, 2015103,000 milesPA

I HAVE HAD MY JEEP FOR JUST OVER 2 YEARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND THIS IS THE FORTH TIME I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK MODULE REPLACED. THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER, YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT IT HAS CAUSED A CRASH OR FIRE OR DEATH BUT THAT IS BECAUSE I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO TAKE THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE. LAST NIGHT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ALL CAME ON - SERVICE ENGINE, STABILITY TRACK, ABS, BREAK, ETC. THE CAR SHIFTED INTO PRND AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. FORTUNATELY I COULD BRAKE AND STOP BEFORE IT GOT UGLY. THIS IS UNSAFE. IF YOU READ THE JEEPCOMMANDER.COM/FORUMS IT IS FULL OF SIMILAR INSTANCES. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE JEEP IS MADE TO FIX THIS ISSUE?!?!?!

Power Train
Filed Jul 15, 2015100,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT OUT OF FOURTH GEAR AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 10, 2015100,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO ADDRESS THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER TO THE ROAD SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 18, 201575,000 milesWA

MY JEEP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON.. WE HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE BATTERY AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY... THE POWER WINDOWS AREN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY

Electrical System
Filed May 27, 201560,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed May 26, 2015IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed May 11, 2015100,000 milesKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION'S ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Wheels
Filed May 1, 201576,479 milesNY

I PURCHASED 4 TIRES FROM M.A. TIRE CENTER, INC., 3156 BOSTON RD., BRONX, NY 10469 (718) 655-9863 IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. MY FRONT DRIVER TIRE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2015. AFTER A FEW WEEKS MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING EVERY TIME I DROVE THE CAR. I WENT TO PEP BOYS THINKING MAYBE MY TIRES NEEDED TO BE BALANCED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT PEP BOYS SHOWED ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE TIRE WAS SO WORN AND THE TREADS WERE GONE ALREADY. HE ALSO SHOWED ME WHERE THE TIRE WAS GETTING READY TO ACTUALLY BUST IF I KEPT DRIVING ON IT. I WAS IN DANGER. I WENT BACK TO THE TIRE STORE AND THEY TRIED TO SELL ME ANOTHER TIRE FOR $140.00. I DIDN'T WANT TO BUY ANOTHER TIRE SINCE THAT BAD TIRE WAS ONLY A MONTH OLD AND WAS OBVIOUSLY BAD FROM THE START. THEY KNOWINGLY SOLD ME A BAD TIRE AND PUT MY LIFE AT RISK. THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO CHARGE. BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN I FEEL THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME BY SELLING E A BAD, DANGEROUS TIRE. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS TIRE SHOP IS OPERATING ILLEGALLY AND SHOULD BE CLOSED DOWN. IF THEY'RE SELLING BAD TIRES, THEY SHOULDN'T BE IN BUSINESS PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Apr 30, 2015LA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT'S ENGINE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Engine
Filed Apr 27, 201592,000 milesTX

THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN SEPT 2015. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE EITHER; A) LURCHES ALL ELECTRONICS DIE AND THEN QUICKLY COMES BACK TO POWER, OR B) THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES AND SERVICE DOES NOT FIX. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 26, 2015MI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 24, 2015MO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 23, 2015NV

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V438000 AND 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/20/15*CN

Engine
Filed Mar 23, 201592,000 milesCA

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INFREQUENT AND USUALLY MOMENTARY ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR YEARS. EACH TIME THERE WAS A SLIGHT CLUNK SOUND AND LURCH FORWARD - AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD JUST DISCONNECTED, AND WITHIN A SECOND OR SO EVERYTHING WOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL. BUT ON A RECENT TRIP I HAD THREE INCIDENTS OVER TWO DAYS WHICH WERE MUCH WORSE, PERHAPS BECAUSE THEY ALL OCCURRED AT TEMPERATURES AROUND 0 DEGREES F.OR BELOW. IN TWO INCIDENTS, WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT A STEADY 75MPH, INSTEAD OF THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RECOVERING, IT TOOK LONG ENOUGH THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SLOWED DOWN TO 30-35MPH BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTED ITSELF. IN ONE INCIDENT ALSO WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY 75MPH ON AN INTERSTATE THE ENGINE DID NOT RECOVER AND I HAD TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH NO POWER. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. I HAD NO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER DURING THESE INCIDENTS, AND I HAVE NOTHING DANGLING FROM NOR COULD I HAVE BUMPED THE IGNITION KEY. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE SCHEDULE AND HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS PERFORMED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LATEST ONE FOR WHICH THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS FROM JEEP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A JEEP DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY AS THE SECOND AND THIRD INCIDENTS AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I ASKED THEM IF POSSIBLY THE POWER CONTROLLER MODULE RECALL NEED

Engine
Filed Mar 19, 2015107,874 milesWA

DRIVING HOME FROM MEETING APPROX 10PM. ALL SEEMED TO BE RUNNING SMOOTHLY. SUDDEN 'CLUNK' NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE STALLED. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AS THEY DO AT ENGINE STARTUP...INDICATING ENGINE NOT RUNNING. ONCE STOPPED PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. TURNED OFF KEY AND TURNED BACK ON. ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND I COMPLETED MY TRIP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE KEY DID NOT FALL OUT NOR DO I HAVE ANYTHING ATTACHED TO IT. THIS IS THE 5.7LITER ENGINE. A REVIEW OF THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET ONCE HOME HAS RETURNED 100S OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO DEALER RESOLUTION IN ANY OF THE CASES I READ. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE OUTSTANDING KEY ISSUE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR YESTERDAY SO I CANNOT SPEAK TO WHETHER IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION WERE IT TO HAPPEN IN COMMUTE TIME TRAFFIC. I SEE THE STALLING ISSUE ON YOUR LIST WITH ALL THE ENGINES USED IN THE COMMANDER BUT I SEE NO RESOLUTION. THIS WAS FROM 2007. WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS? *TR

Engine
Filed Mar 17, 2015MI

ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS MY JEEP HAS STALLED (NOT SURE OF DATES). IT HAS HAPPENED MAINLY WHEN I TRY TO START MOVING FROM A STOP. IT HAS NOT STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS AN AIR LOCK OR BAD GAS BUT AFTER READING THE MANY COMPLAINTS AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS I SEE IT MUST BE THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN MY JEEP WAS IN FOR REPAIRS ON ANOTHER PROBLEM. I RESEARCH THIS THEN CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID YES THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS JUST WAIT TILL THEY COME IN THEN CHRYSLER WILL SEND ME A NOTICE. THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. IS THIS GOING TO BE ANOTHER GM TYPE SITUATION WITH PEOPLE KILLED. LETS GET THE PARTS AND FIX THEM. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 10, 2015MI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED, THE GAUGES FLUCTUATED, AND THE WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Steering
Filed Mar 3, 201575,000 milesIL

VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING NEAR FATAL COLLISIONS, DASH BOARD WOULD LIGHT UP COMPLETELY AND BLINK ON AND OFF AS IF THE KEY WERE TURNED OFF AND ON. WE MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE FROM THE KEY TO OUR KNEES AND WE HAVE NEVER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE IGNITION. WE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN APPROX. 15-20 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND THE MOST RECENT TIME LAST WEEK WITH BOTH OUR 8 AND 9 YEAR OLDS IN THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. WE NEED SOME HELP ON RESOLVING THIS ISSUE AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Feb 24, 201540,000 milesPA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 40,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 23, 2015NC

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, JEEP WILL SHIFT HARD AND LIGHTS AROUND PRND ARE ILLUMINATED AND ERROR MESSAGE "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM" IS DISPLAYED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YOU HAVE TO PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND TURN IT TO THE OFF POSITION TO RESET. SOMETIMES THIS CLEARS IT,SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. AFTER ABOUT 4 TIMES IN A ROW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THIS ISSUE ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND YOU ARE ACTUALLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED ONCE AND ALMOST REAR ENDED MANY MORE TIMES. LUCKILY WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED, WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT AND ONLY TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED SO THERE WAS NO DAMAGE/INJURIES. THIS IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN ON A DAILY BASIS AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO JEEP'S DENIAL THERE IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSAL TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE AND THEREFORE SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AN AUTO PARTS STORE WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE ONE TIME (U0404) BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE MEANING BEHIND THE CODE AND COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH A PRIOR GOOGLE SEARCH THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE AND THAT A PRIOR RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. OF COURSE, MY CAR AND APPARENTLY EVERYONE ELSE'S WEREN'T PART OF THE RECALL AND ARE THEREFORE STILL NOT REPAIRED CONSIDERING THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM COSTS AROUND $1,000 BEFORE LABOR CHARGES! I HOPE SOMEONE CAN FO

Engine
Filed Feb 20, 2015184,523 milesOH

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, JEEP ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL AND POWER SYSTEMS SHUTOFF FOR A SECOND AND TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME A FEW MINUTES LATER GOING THE SAME SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ON I75 THROUGH CINCINNATI WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Feb 18, 2015NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 17, 201580,000 milesCA

THE CAR TURNS OFF AT BUMPS, OR THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD MANY TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS OVER THE YEARS AND NO ONE WILL FIX IT. THEY SAY THERE IS NO FIX. I FEEL MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. IF THE CAR JUST TURNS OFF AT THE WRONG TIME, IT WILL KILL ME AND OTHERS. WHY WILL NO ONE REPAIR THIS? FIND ME A DEALERSHIP THAT HAS THE F'ING PART BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!!!! *TR

Electrical System
Filed Feb 12, 2015TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical SystemCrash
Filed Feb 10, 201578,000 milesPA

MY JEEP HAD AN ISSUE WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE PARK DRIVE REVERSE AND NEUTRAL LIGHTS LIT UP AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I WAS REAR ENDED WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I HAVE HAD I TO THE MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AND THE MECHANIC CALLED JEEP AND JEEP WAS NOT CLEAR ON HOW TO FIX IT. MY MECHANIC RESET MY COMPUTER AND IT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT NOW I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM TELLING EVERYONE WHO WILL LISTEN. THIS IS DANGEROUS. IT'S A BAD PRODUCT AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I KNOW THAT PEOPLE NEED TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING. I AM JUST GLAD IT WASN'T ONE OF US TONIGHT. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jan 27, 2015IA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A FOLLOW UP NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN THE SUMMER OF 2014, BUT PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 26, 2015IL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 21, 2015MD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN ONCE. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR, THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ UPDATED 6/19/2015*JS

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 19, 2015SD

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER AWHILE BACK THAT A DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. IT WAS A CASE OPENED IN JUNE, 2014 BY NHTSA FOR PE14017. CHRYSLER SAID NO SOLUTION HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THE TIME THEY SENT THE LETTER BUT THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR WOULD REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM CHRYSLER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT "REASONABLE TIME" MEANS BUT WANTED TO ASK YOU HOW LONG YOU THINK I SHOULD NEED TO WAIT BEFORE A SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH CHRYSLER SAYS "MAY EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED CHANGE IN IGNITION SWITCH POSITION WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKING ASSIST INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH AND DISABLING ONE OR MORE OF THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDING THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS." THANK YOU. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jan 8, 201570,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE AN INTERIM REPAIR FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03/10/15*LJ UPDATED 9/13/2017*CN

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 23, 2014175,000 milesKS

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE ENGINE STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. I HAD IT TESTED, AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE DOES NOT EXIST ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT YET ITS THE ONLY CODE THAT IT IS GIVING OFF. I'M STILL HAVING STALLING ISSUES WHICH ARE DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT OF INTERSECTIONS. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IS ONGOING THAT I'M HAVING, IS THE SUNROOF LEAKING. I HAVE LITERALLY 2 GALLONS OF WATER THAT WILL BE ON MY FLOOR BOARD WHEN IT RAINS. YOU CAN HEAR WATER SLOSHING ABOVE YOUR HEAD BEFORE IT HITS THE WIRING IN THE DOOR PANELS AND THEN COLLECTS ON THE FLOOR BOARDS. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 22, 201470,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Engine
Filed Dec 16, 2014101,000 milesMA

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE, LOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF. HAVE TO MOVE OVER TO BREAKDOWN LANE SHUT KEY OFF AND RESTART VEHICLE. NOTIFIED DEALER WAS TOLD TO CALL CHRYSLER. CALL CHRYSLER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL BUT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. WAS TOLD TO NOT DRIVE VEHICLE, BUT CANT FINISH PAYING FOR VEHICLE IF I CANT GET TO WORK TO PAY FOR IT.!!!!!!! IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS... *TR

Electrical System
Filed Nov 21, 2014114,000 milesID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WITHIN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED BEFORE AND AFTER THE REPAIRS FROM THE DEALER. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS WAITING FOR THE PART TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PART AND REMEDY WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 17, 2014OR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 1/13/14*CN UPDATED 9/6/2017*CN

Air Bags
Filed Nov 12, 201487,000 milesNC

THE VEHICLE IGNITION IS FAULTY AND UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WILL JUST TURN OFF BY ITSELF. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER JEEP BUT THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALLS TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. I OWN 2 OF THESE JEEP COMMANDERS AND NEITHER OF THEM ARE SAFE TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER IS AWARE THAT THEY ARE NOT SAFE BUT YET WILL NOT REPAIR THEM OR PROVIDE SAFE TRANSPORTATION UNTIL REPAIR IS MADE. *TR

Power Train
Filed Nov 2, 2014107,000 milesMO

I HAD THE N23 RECALL DONE ON MY XK AND NOW THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND WONT FIX IT. 4WD HAD NO ISSUES AT ALL TILL THE RECALL WAS DONE. *TR

Seat Belts
Filed Oct 14, 2014CO

THE LEFT THIRD ROW SEAT BELT GOT CRUSHED BY THE FAULTY SEAT MECHANISM CAUSING IT TO NOT RELEASE WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED. THE PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT HAD TO CRAWL OUT FROM UNDER THE BELT IN ORDER TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM NOW INCLUDES BOTH 3RD ROW BELTS AND THEY ARE UNUSABLE. *TR

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