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2007 Jeep Commander 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 →

Engine
Filed Apr 25, 2013120,000 milesTX

VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEED, EITHER IN RUSH HR TRAFFIC OR AT STOP LIGHT/SIGN. SPEED IS SLOW, LESS THAN 10MPH. CAN PLACE TRANSMISSION IN PARK/NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RE-STARTS IMMEDIATELY. HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY RECENTLY; SOMETIMES HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES PER TRIP. TODAY IT STALLED 3 TIMES ON WAY TO WORK AT VARIOUS STOPS. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. WHEN IT STALLS, THE RED OIL LIGHT AND LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHT ARE ON, BUT NOT FLASHING, AND BOTH GO OFF ONCE ENGINE IS RUNNING AGAIN. IT IS THE 5.7L HEMI MOTOR. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 19, 201360,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 15, 201383,000 milesME

MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER V-6 IS SHOWING ESP, BAS CODES AS WELL AS DISABLING BACK UP ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL STAYS OFF, THE ABS LIGHT, AND SOME TIMES IT WONT CLICK INTO GEAR, DRIVE OR REVERSE. AND IT IS MISS FIRING ON CYLINDER NUMBER FOUR. ALSO ALL THE LIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 5, 201319,000 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE IDLED HIGH AND THEN LOW. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCM WOULD NEED TO REPLACED OR REBOOTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Power Train
Filed Mar 28, 201334,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *TR

Power Train
Filed Mar 26, 201356,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE PARK ASSIST WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT AND SECURE THE VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. *TR

Engine
Filed Mar 22, 201366,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION POSITION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Power Train
Filed Mar 19, 201338,000 milesNJ

I WAS GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AS SOON AS I GOT TO ABOUT 30 IT DIED. I HAS TO QUICKLY MOVE OVER AND STOP AND START AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE A RECALL BUT NOT ON MY JEEP. *TR

Engine
Filed Mar 19, 2013100,300 milesTX

MY JEEP HAS BEEN STALLING OUT AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. TODAY IT STALLED TWICE WHILE MOVING. IT ALWAYS STARTS RIGHT BACK UP WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. MOST OF THE TIMES IT STALLS SITTING AT A LIGHT. ONCE IT STALLED GOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED RIGHT BACK UP BY ITS SELF. THE OTHER DAY IT STALLED AND IT STARTED BACK UP THEN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE INFORMATION CENTER BEEPED AND HAD A WARNING SAYING CHECK GAUGES. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ON COLD AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE (NORMAL) BECAUSE I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR A LITTLE BIT. I DROVE IT TO WORK AND CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AFTER WORK THAT DAY. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN I STARTED IT UP TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE WARNING "CHECK GAUGES" WAS GONE. I TOLD THE SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THAT ITS BEEN STALLING OUT. THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I DRIVE THE CAR EVERYDAY AND THERE IS SOME VERY WRONG WITH THE CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILDREN IN IT AND WE DON'T TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY NOW. I WOULDN'T FEEL RIGHT TRADING IT IN AND GIVING SOMEONE ELSE THE DEATH TRAP. BESIDES THE CONCERN FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY, I'M WONDERING IF AN ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED OUT HOW WOULD I BE ABLE TO PROVE THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR STALLED WHEN THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE CHRYSLER SEEMS TO NOT BE CONCERNED. *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 28, 201372,500 milesMO

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 65MPH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, A MESSAGE STATING "SERVICE PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM" APPEARED, AND DRNP WAS BLOCKED ON THE FRONT DASH. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ACCELERATION AND BEGAN TO FEEL AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED AT FULL FORCE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. ONLINE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM INVOLVING THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTING MODULE AND/OR CONNECTION ISSUES WITH THE REAR PARKING ASSIST SENSORS. THIS PERVASIVE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECTIFIED WITH A RECALL AT NO COST TO CUSTOMERS. *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 28, 201338,000 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE AND THE FAILURE CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE SHIFT MODULAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Engine
Filed Feb 24, 201375,000 milesPR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 4.7 LITER V8 HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED AT IDLE, WHILE SLOWING, WHILE ACCELERATING, AND WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (60-70 MPH). EACH TIME IT HAS RESTARTED AFTER TAKING THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR, TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS UNDER THE WRONG CIRCUMSTANCES SINCE YOU, OF COURSE, UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE POWER ASSIST ON BOTH BRAKES AND STEERING WHEN THE ENGINE DIES. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Feb 17, 201360,050 milesMI

JUST PURCHASED USED 2007 COMMANDER SPORT V6 AT 58458 MILES... DROVE IT ON VACATION FROM DETROIT TO WILMINGTON, NC APPROX. 900 MILES. TRIP WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL WE DROVE DOWN TO SEE THE OCEAN TURNED OFF THE CAR, WALKED ALONG THE BEACH FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR, CAME BACK TO THE CAR, TURNED THE IGNITION AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. HOWEVER, ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SEEM TO BE FUNCTIONING EXCEPT THE STARTER. AT THE DEALER NOW AND WAITING TO SEE WHAT THEY TELL ME. I SPENT 25 PLUS YEARS WORKING IN DEALERSHIPS, MOSTLY CHRYSLER, NOT AS A MECHANIC BUT I HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF EXPOSURE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SIGNED, STRANDED IN NC *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 14, 2013111,000 milesCO

VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WARNING ON DASH STATES "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM". *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 14, 2013111,000 milesCO

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. MESSAGE ON DASH STATES "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP". *TR

Engine
Filed Feb 13, 201360,000 milesTX

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OUR 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 5.7 LITER V8 HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED AT IDLE, WHILE SLOWING, WHILE ACCELERATING, AND WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (60-70 MPH). EACH TIME IT HAS RESTARTED AFTER TAKING THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR, TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS UNDER THE WRONG CIRCUMSTANCES SINCE YOU, OF COURSE, UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE POWER ASSIST ON BOTH BRAKES AND STEERING WHEN THE ENGINE DIES. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT ONCE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL. IT HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 WEEKS AND NEITHER THEY NOR THE CHRYSLER ENGINEERS THEY HAVE CONSULTED CLAIM TO HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IS CHRYSLER NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

Engine
Filed Feb 12, 2013124,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND GASKET WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE BUT AGAIN, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 11, 201345,000 milesGA

AFTER A SCHEDULE TUNE UP, WHERE TWO COIL PACKS WERE REPLACED, AND A PCM SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED OUR 2007 JEEP COMMANDER BEGAN STALLING AT SLOW SPEEDS. USUALLY UNDER 20 MPH OR AT A STOP WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT OR NEAR IDLE SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WILL OBRUPTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND NO ERROR CODE. OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS INCLUDING REPLACING THE PCM, AND SHIELDING THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WITH ALUMINUM FOIL. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE KEY MUST BE CYCLED TO THE 'OFF' POSITION TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS A FEW TIMES MAKING FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Feb 9, 201384,000 milesNC

THE CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS. NORMALLY THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLING. LAST WEEK THE CAR DID THE SAME THING BUT AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF SPEED (60 MPH). THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER STEERING. MULTIPLE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING IN THE DASH OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND MY AUTOMATIC WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, MY AUTOMATIC GATE OPENER SOMETIMES JUST WILL NOT WORK. THERE ARE SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 2006 AND 2008 VEHICLES AND BOTH OF THOSE HAVE RECALLS, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE 2007 DOES NOT. *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 4, 201349,224 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT FAILED TO EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,224.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 15, 201358,000 milesNY

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 50-55MPH THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING. THERE WILL BE SOME SLIGHT HESITATION AS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP AND ALL POWER IS LOST. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHERE I CAN THEN TURN THE CAR OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW AND CAN BE POTENTIALLY VERY HAZARDOUS. I AM ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AND BE BACK ON MY WAY WITH NO PROBLEM. HAS BEEN HAPPENING ONCE EVERY WEEK OR SO. HAVE TAKEN TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WHERE THEY TELL ME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT NOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR

Engine
Filed Jan 13, 201355,504 milesTX

I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 07 JEEP COMMANDER ILL BE DRIVING ON ROAD AND FOR NO REASON IT WILL JUST TURN OFF THIS IM MY PRIMARY CAR AND I HAVE A NEW BORN BABY I WOULD HATE TO GET A PHONE CALL THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN A ACCIDENT THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS RIGHT AWAY THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IT HAS HAPPEN PLEASE HELP. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jan 12, 201353,061 milesVA

PURCHASED USED IN SPRING 2008 WITH APPROX. 30K MILES, IN SPRING OF 2010 HAD SEVERAL WEEKS OF ISSUES RANGING FROM VEHICLE CUTTING OFF RANDOMLY, VEHICLE JUMPING WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS, HESITATING TO GO INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND THEN THE 'SERVICE PARK ASSIST' LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ALONG WITH THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS BEING ALL HIGHLIGHTED. OBVIOUSLY THE DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THIS BUT REPLACED THE 'SHIFTER MECHANISIM / SHIFT LEVER HOUSING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONSOLE SHIFTER' AND NOW IN JANUARY OF 2013 AT 83369 MILES, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM LUNCH WE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO COME OUT OF FIRST AND THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ALL HIGHLIGHTED. AND FOR ABOUT 2 OR MORE MONTHS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE WITH THE VEHICLE CUTTING OFF, ACCELERATION ISSUES, JUMPING WHILE IN DRIVE AT A STOP LIGHT. WAITING FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO CALL BACK BECAUSE ITS A JEEP AND YOU CANT HAVE NEWER JEEPS REPAIRED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN A DEALERSHIP. COMPLETE RACKET. NOT TO MENTION THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THAT HAS TO BE DONE BY A DEALERSHIP ALSO. WILL NOT BUY JEEP AGAIN! EVER!!!!! *TR

Engine
Filed Jan 9, 201399,962 milesFL

VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY. STALLS AT STOP LIGHTS, WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS, EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jan 2, 201365,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Engine
Filed Dec 18, 2012100,000 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ADVISED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 1/11/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME ON JANUARY 3. UPDATED 1/23/2013 *JS

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Crash
Filed Dec 18, 201267,522 milesKY

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM A SCHOOL EVENT WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN DOWN TO 10 MPH. THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. ON THE CONTROL CONSOLE IT ONLY READ "SERVICE PARK ASSIST" AND THE DRIVE POSITION CONTROLS WHERE ALL HIGHLIGHTED AND BOXED OUT (DRNP). I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN TURNING THE WHEEL. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BY PRESSING THE GAS AND IT JUST REVVED THE ENGINE AND DID NOTHING ELSE. I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A MEDIAN THAT TOOK OUT THE TIRE AND LEFT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT OF THE CAR UNDER CARRIAGE. I HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK AND BACK TO DRIVE IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO START UP AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE SERVICE DEPOT AND HAD IT RAN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FOR AT WHICH TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOUND IN THIS MODEL AND EARLIER MODELS AND THAT IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE POWER TRAIN THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED $1100.00 IN REPAIRS TO FIX AN ELECTRONIC TRANSFORMER SHIFT MODULATOR. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR ON OCTOBER 31 FROM A JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE DEALERSHIP AND LESS THAN THREE WEEKS LATER THE CAR IS FOR CRAP. AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND JEEP HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE FOR THE 2006 MODEL. THIS PROBLEM IS LIFE THREATENING. IT CAN OCCUR AT ANYTIME AT ANY SPEED. IF I WERE ON A EXPRESSWAY MY CHILDREN AND I WOULD PROBABLY BE DEAD. JEEP NEEDS TO BE PURSED FOR THIS ISSUE AND FORCED TO FIX THE DAMAGE ON ANY VEHICLES REPORTING THIS ISSU

Engine
Filed Dec 12, 20121,001,450 milesTX

THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE WILL STOP AT LOW SPEEDS <30MPH. HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC AND REPESENTS A POTIENTAL SAFEY HAZARD. FORTUNALY IT HAS NOT STOPPED ON ANY RAILROAD TRACKS OR IN AN INTERSECTION. HAS OCCURED OVER 2 MONTHS. HAVE TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED JEEP DEALSHIP AND THEY HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. READING THE PRIOR INCIDENTS REPORTED TO THE AGENCY, THE STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC AND PERSISTANT PROBLEM THAT REPRESENTS A SAFETY RISK TO ANY ONE THAT DRIVES THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE DOES NOT EVEN SEEM TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. *TR

Engine
Filed Dec 10, 201220,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Engine
Filed Dec 3, 201270,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Engine
Filed Nov 28, 201250,448 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD AIR PRESSURE NEEDED TO BE RESET IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,448 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,872.

Power Train
Filed Nov 14, 2012112,000 milesFL

AT VARIOUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WE LOSE POWER TO THE MOTOR. CAN NOT ACCELERATE. ENGINE SPUTTERS. HAPPENS FROM DEAD STOP, IDLING, OR WITHOUT WARNING DRIVING IN CITY OR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. BEEN LOOKED AT BY MULTIPLE MECHANICS WHO ARE STUMPED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND SOMETIMES FLASHES PLUS ALMOST ALL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON SOMETIMES. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOUND UP CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 12, 201260,000 milesCA

CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DRNP DASH LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP AT THE SAME TIME AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN FOR A COUPLE SECONDS, THEN IT RESUMES. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES RANDOMLY IN THE PAST. TODAY, IT STALLED 3 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY HOME FROM WORK. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON TODAY. THE SEATBELTS ALSO HAVE BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. I'VE REPLACED 2 SEPARATE SEATBELT CASES (THE OUTER COVER) IN THE PAST YEAR. THE MIDDLE, SECOND ROW SEATBELT IS LOCKED UP AND CURRENTLY UNUSABLE. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE FIRST TIME I PUT UP THE 3RD ROW SEAT, THE SEATBELT WAS CRUSHED BY THE SEAT AND BROKEN. AND, THE BACK SEATBELT IS CURRENTLY BROKEN AGAIN (WHICH I HAVE ONLY USED THE 3RD ROW SEATS TWICE SINCE OWNING THE CAR), I PLAN TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT AGAIN WHEN I TAKE THE CAR IN TO GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED :( *TR

Power Train
Filed Nov 8, 2012CA

I HAVE HAD MY 07 JEEP COMMANDER (3.6 V6) SINCE JANUARY 2008. I HAVE NOTICE NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THAT MY VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND START TO SPUTTER WHEN I TRY TO APPLY THE GAS AND THE CAR MOVES VERY SLOW AS IN LESS THAN 20MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES AND MAKES ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING KNOWING THAT MY CAR CAN STOP AND LEAVE ME VULNERABLE TO BEING REAR-ENDED AT INTERSECTIONS OR COMMON STOPS. I NOTICE WHEN THIS HAPPENS THAT MY VEHICLE CLUSTER DISPLAYS "SERVICE PARK ASSIST" AND THE SERVICE PARK ASSIST LIGHT COMES ON UNCONTROLLABLY AND AT THE SAME TIME MY DASH/ CLUSTER ALSO DISPLAYS ( [P][R][N][D] ) ALL AT ONCE AS IF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE A SAFE DRIVING EXPERIENCE. I ALSO FIND IT VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNET/ FORUMS ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER TRIES TO NARROW IT DOWN TO A SELECT YEAR. MODEL. AND ENGINE. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE 2007 4.7 V8 ENGINES, YET CHRYSLER IGNORES THE COMMUNITY OF JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS WITH THE 3.6 V6 ENGINE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO A TSB (18-004-09 REV. A) THAT DESCRIBES THE CLUNKING AND HESITATION YOU FEEL WHEN TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING A CUSTOMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY MY VEHICLE SAFELY DURING THIS TIM

Power Train
Filed Nov 5, 201250,000 milesTX

I PURCHASED MY USED JEEP COMMANDER AND SHORTLY AFTER IT STALLED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK TURNED THE KEY AND GOT IT TO TURN ON AGAIN, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME. ANOTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, AGAIN I WAS LUCKY THE TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP AND NOT MOVING TOO FAST. BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING COMING UP ON THEIR TESTS THAT WAS OF CONCERN. THE NEXT MONTH MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND I WAS STRANDED AT A STORE. MY JEEP WOULD NOT TURN ON CLAIMING "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP." IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. I LEFT IT OVER NIGHT AND WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY JEEP AND SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION COMPUTER UPDATE. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I WAS BACK AT THE SHOP WITH THE "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP" ISSUE, BUT THE JEEP BEHAVED AT THE DEALERSHIP. I PICKED IT UP AND ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER I WAS BACK AT THE SHOP, HAVING TO TOW IN MY CAR. THE CAR AGAIN TURNED ON, SO THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STARTER RELAY ON A GUESS (I WAS NOT CHARGED). AGAIN 2 MONTHS LATER MY CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR NOT TURNING ON, AGAIN SAYING THAT THERE IS A "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP" ISSUE. ALSO WHILE I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, I FIND MY JEEP SHAKING LIKE CRAZY. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO TURN OFF, BUT IT DOESN'T (OR MAYBE THE LIGHT CHANGES JUST IN TIME). I HAVE DONE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY JEEP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RUN THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON THE JEEP AND ABSOL

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Nov 3, 2012111,796 milesKS

JEEP COMMANDER STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE CAR HAS TO BE PUT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO RESTART IT, AND IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR IS MOVING WHEN IT STALLS. *TR

Steering
Filed Nov 2, 2012126,000 milesKY

WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND MOTOR JUST SHUTS OFF. HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE KEY AND TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE. IT DIDN'T START ON THE FIRST TRY HAD TO TURN KEY OFF AND TRIED AGAIN IT STARTED. IT DID THE SAME THING WHEN I WAS GOING HOME THAT MORNING HAD TO DO THE SAME THING AS ABOVE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING OR BRAKES LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

Engine
Filed Oct 27, 2012119,064 milesTN

DRIVING HOME FROM THE DOCTORS OFFICE MY JEEP WENT DEAD ON ME. I HAD NO. IDEAL WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. IT STARTED BACK UP AND IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL MIRE TIMES SINCE. I TRAVEL WITH MY KIDS AND I'M AFRAID IT IS GOING TO GET US KILLED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY RECALLS. *TR

Power Train
Filed Oct 24, 201212,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER EIGHT TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR DEFECT. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY A SPECIALIZED TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED SEVERAL TROUBLE CODES AND CONTINUED INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. ..UPDATED 02-28-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHILE IN IDLE OR IN PARK. UPDATED 03/14/2014 *JS

Engine
Filed Oct 19, 201231,505 milesMI

WHILE DRIVING MY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON I WAS DRIVING 30MPH AND HAD TO PULL OVER THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OR GO OVER 30 MPR AT 31,505 MILES ON IT AND THE EMS ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT MODULE. HAS TO BE REPLACED. 4 YRS LATER MILEAGE AT 82,000 MILES THE SAME PART HAS TO BE REPLACED.THIS TIME I WAS ON INTERSTATE 94 DRIVING 60MPR AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON I PULLED OFF INTERSTATE AND WHEN I PULLED INTO GAS STATION THE CAR PULLED AND LUNGED I TURNED IT OFF WAITED AND TURNED BACK ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 30MPR IT WOULD NOT GO PAST 30MPR. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND ALL THEY CAN SAY IS HOLD ON TO YOUR RECEIPTS AS THIS PART IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THIS MALFUNCTIONS HAS CAUSED ME TO NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH MY DAUGHTER IN IT. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 19, 201282,858 milesMI

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I AM A MOTHER, WIFE , DAUGHTER. THE BAD THING OF THIS SITUATION IS THAT I HAD THIS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE I HAD 31,505 MILES ON IT AND THE EMS ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED . 4 YRS LATER MILEAGE AT 82,000 MILES THE SAME PART HAS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND ALL THEY CAN SAY WE ARE SORRY THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU. THIS PART IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND INFORMED THAT THE PART (68021352) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THIS MALFUNCTIONS HAS CAUSED ME TO NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH MY DAUGHTER IN IT. WITH OUT WARNING THIS HAS HAPPENED ONE TO MANY TIMES. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BACK IN 2008 I PAID 100.00 NOW TODAY WHEN I HAD IT REPAIRED IT COST 1000.00. FUNNY ISN'T IT THAT OVER 4 YRS THIS PART HAS DOUBLED IN PRICE. AND THE MECHANIC AT CHRYSLER SAYS TO ME OH YEAH I'VE SEEN THIS ALOT ON THIS MODEL. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 13, 201295,000 milesTN

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I LOST ALL POWER. CONTINUED TO RUN AND STALLED 5 MINUTES LATER ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Steering
Filed Oct 13, 2012100,060 milesTN

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH WITH MY DAUGHTER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING FOR THE 7TH OR 8TH TIME SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 6PM AND IT SCARED HER AND MY 9 YR OLD DAUGHTER TO TEARS. THIS VEHICLE IS A REAL DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS. IT DOES NOT START AT THIS POINT. *TR

Steering
Filed Oct 13, 201297,778 milesTN

SLOWING DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AGAIN COMING CLOSE TO CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SO MUCH TRAFFIC., THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES CAUSE GRID LOCK AND CHAOS. ALL I COULD HERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO START IT. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT AND THE LAST TIME I ENDED UP HAVING TO STEER INTO A STEEP DITCH TO AVOID REAR ENDING AN 18 WHEELER. I HAD MY KIDS WITH ME AT THE TIME. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND GOT NO HELP. *TR

Engine
Filed Oct 11, 201292,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN 25 MORE MILES AS THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A SPARK PLUG MALFUNCTION. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT A COIL COULD HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE BUT THEY WERE UNSURE, AS THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND AFTER FIVE WEEKS OF RESEARCH, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DIAGNOSE THE MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 11, 201260,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ABNORMALLY BEFORE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE ONCE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED TO COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Engine
Filed Oct 10, 201250,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 8, 201235,000 milesOH

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. I WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. UNLUCKY FOR ME, WHERE MY CAR DECIDED TO STALL WAS NEAR THE OFF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY, UNDER A BRIDGE. IT WAS QUITE A DANGEROUS POSITION TO BE IN. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP DECIDED THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND MY CAR IS RANDOMLY STALLING AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY. I'VE HAD MY SHIFT ASSEMBLY FULLY REPLACED AS WELL AS A NEW STARTER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT I AM FACING AND WHY SO LITTLE IS KNOWN BY THE JEEP DEALERSHIP WHEN THIS SUV HAS BEEN OUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. *TR

Engine
Filed Oct 4, 201260,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED WHICH STARTED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO REFERRED HER TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 16, 201236,980 milesPA

PROBLEM STARTED WITH VEHICLE LOSING POWER ON ACCELERATION FROM DEAD STOP. IT DID THAT TWICE BEFORE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO GARAGE WHICH DETERMINED CODE WERE U0404 (IMPLAUSIBLE DATA RECEIVED FROM ESM), P0607 (ECU INTERNAL PERFORMANCE) AND B1A28 (ECM MISMATCH WITH SKM). DEALERS HAD TWO SHIFTER/ESM ASSEMBLIES IN STOCK. THAT TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT IT IS. THIS VEHICLE IS PAMPERED AND ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 5K PER YEAR, MOSTLY WHEN I GOT TO OUR HUNTING CAMP UP STATE. REPAIR COST $1,130.99. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO PONY UP WITH A RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT COST AS WELL AS REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THE DEFECT FIXED. SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

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