TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SHUT DOWN RELAY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
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 →
DOESN'T ACCELERATE SOMETIMES." SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM " APPEARS ON THE PANEL. I'VE HAD THE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACES AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM TIME TO TIME. I PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND IT WON'T GO. THIS COULD VERY WELL DO HARM TO MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. I'M WORRIED! *TR
12/5/2011- THE JEEP COMMANDER LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING, I COULD NOT GO FASTER THEN 15 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME, THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 MODEL BUT NONE ON MINE (2007). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL JUST LOSE POWER. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I CALLED THE JEEP RECALL CENTER AND THEY WERE OF NO HELP AND A WASTE OF TIME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,498.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED IT WOULD BRIEFLY HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000.
I HAD A FEARFUL INCIDENT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE PASSING LANE IN MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER GOING APPROX. 60 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL , IT REMAINED AT 60 MILES AN HOUR FOR ABOUT A MILE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON ALL SIDES OF ME. AN ALERT WAS DISPLAYED VERY QUICKLY STATING SERVICE PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM AND MY PANEL HIGHLIGHTED ALL GEARS AT ONCE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK ALL THE SIDE ROADS TO GET HOME AND MY JEEP BEGAN TO HESITATE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL ON ME. THE NEXT DAY MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND REMAINED ON AND LEFT ME STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY . I CONTACTED MY DEALER TO GET IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MODULE WAS NOT A COVERED PART. THE ESTIMATED PRICE WAS $1025. *TR
BOTH REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES INOPERABLE. ONLY WAY TO OPEN REAR PASSENGER DOORS IS FROM OUTSIDE. REAR SEATS RARELY USED, NOT BROKEN DUE TO OVERUSE! *TR
THE "PRND" GEARS LIT UP WITH BOXES AROUND THEM - THE "SERVICE PARKING ASSIST BRAKE" CAME ON AS WELL.... I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN - HAD TO TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON - WORKED FINE FOR 10 MINUTES OR SO AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSING, BUT HESITANT BECAUSE OF ALL THE SAME KIND OF STORIES THAT I HAVE READ ON THIS ISSUE. GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE IN THOUGH, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE NOW... HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT, NOT WILLING TO TAKE THAT CHANCE... LOVE MY VEHICLE, BUT NOW I HATE THE AGGRAVATION THAT THIS IS CAUSING.. WITH ALL THE HORROR STORIES WITH THE SAME SORT OF ISSUE YOU WOULD THINK THAT JEEP WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS, I GUESS THAT THIS IS WHY THEY DISCONTINUED THE COMMANDER? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER OVERLAND. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED EVERY TIME SHE CAME TO A STOP WHILE HER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. LATELY, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS AND OTHER MECHANICS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE POWER TRAIN MODULE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO EXIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,400.
CAR STALLS, DIES AND SUFFERS A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DECELERATING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 7 TIMES IN TOTAL NOW. COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER BRAKES, AND STEERING. UNACCEPTABLE DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, SPARK PLUGS AND PERFORMED A FUEL SYSTEM FLUSH. NONE OF THE REPAIRS REMEDIED THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL FLASH A WARNING SAYING SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE GEAR DISPLAY ON THE DASH PRND WILL ALL 4 GET CIRCLED AND FLASH AND THEN AS YOU ARE ACCELERATING YOU CAN FEEL THE VEHICLE LOSE SPEED. YOU CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. ONCE YOU STOP AND SHIFT TO PARK THEN BACK TO DRIVE IT WILL RESET AND THEN ALLOW YOU TO ACCELERATE. I WAS GOING 65 ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED LAST AND THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. FOR ABOUT THE PAST 30,000-40,000 K MILES WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND EVERY TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY CAN NEVER RE CREATE THE ISSUE. NOW WE ARE RECEIVING THIS WARNING AND IT ACTUALLY STOPS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SINCE THIS WARNING NOW CAME ON AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT, THEY COULDN'T RE CREATE IT, THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SHIFTING AND TO TURN OFF OUR PARK ASSIST SYSTEM SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. WE ARE ATTEMPTING A DIFFERENT DEALER TODAY BUT FIRST THING THEY SAID IS THEY NEVER HEAR OF THIS EITHER. SO COMFORTING! *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER MADE UPDATES TO THE COMPUTER AND DISCOVERED A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. WHILE DRIVING FROM THE COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED TEN MONTHS LATER. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PARKING ASSIST FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE GEAR SHIFT ASSIST WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PAST 2ND GEAR. THE COOLING FAN PROCEEDED TO REMAIN STUCK ON HIGH. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT BEGAN TO RUN FINE. WHEN TURNED OFF AGAIN IT WAS AGAIN STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AND THE COOLING FAN PROCEEDED TO REMAIN STUCK ON HIGH. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THOUGH THEY CLAIM THE PCM NEEDS UPDATED AGAIN(WAS JUST UPDATED 1.5 YRS AGO AND WE PAID) AND NEEDS A SHIFT CONTROL MODULE? WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH REPROGRAMMING AND NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. WHY IS THIS VEHICLE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST LIKE THE 2006 PCM COMMANDER ISSUE? *TR
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN THE FIRST TIME THE SAME MONTH IT WAS PURCHASED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A CODE AND SENT IT BACK TO ME. IT HAS STALLED NUMEROUS OTHER TIMES IN THE 5 MONTHS MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT INCLUDING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, MOUNTAIN ROADS AND IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. JUST SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING. HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. TURN KEY TO OFF POSITION AND RESTART. NO PROBLEMS RE-STARTING. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWO MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT (NO CODE; NO WORK; SENT HOME). CALLED CHRYSLER WHO ALSO SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE HERSELF AND STATED THAT THE ESM SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITHIN THE WIRING SOLENOID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,560. UPDATED 11/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 06/15/2012 *JS
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER AND IT IS LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD AND I HAVE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED 4 TIMES. JEEP CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY THEY CAN'T FULLY FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMMANDERS AT LARGE AND NOT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. IN ADDITION TO HAVING HAD THE STARTER REPLACED 4 TIMES, I HAVE ALSO HAD THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTING MODULE REPLACED AS WELL AND THE CRANKSHAFT. MY COMMANDER HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. JEEP HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS AND REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING ME A VEHICLE. JEEP SUGGESTED I PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AND I FIND THIS PREPOSTEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR IS LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD. THE COMMANDER IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND JEEP NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. INSTEAD, JEEP REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY DECIDED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BY HALTING PRODUCTION. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND MADE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OVER 12 TIMES. IT ALSO BUCKS AND WILL AT TIMES ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO START ON 1ST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALWAYS RE-START AFTER IT STALLED. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION # EA07007. UPDATE EVOQ 11/01/11 UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS ON ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR AT A COMPLETE STOP. WHILE DRIVING IT WILL STALL AND ACT AS IF IT IS GOING TO DIE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE AT A COMPLETE STOP BUT HAS BEEN GRADUALLY DOING MORE WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. USUALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAS STARTED DOING IT NOW AT ACCELERATED SPEEDS. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS WITH NO CHANGE. TOOK TO AUTO ZONE AND READ NOTHING ON THEIR COMPUTER. IT SEEMS OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND I CANT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS SINCE IT WOULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED CORRECTLY YET FROM READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND JEEP SHOULD HAVE TO BE MADE TO LOOK INTO THIS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
AT RANDOM TIMES, WHEN TRYING TO START THE JEEP IT WONT START AND SAY TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP. AT FIRST IT WOULD TAKE A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE IT WOULD START AGAIN. I USED IT FOR A FEW MORE DAYS AND IT DID THE SAME THING. A COUPLE HOURS LATER IT STARTED BACK UP. AFTER A FEW MORE TIMES OF HAPPENING IVE NOTICED YOU CAN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND BACK IN PARK AND SOMETIMES IT RESTARTS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY HAD ANOTHER ONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO FIX FOR IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THIRD ROW LOCKED WHILE PULLING IT OUT AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SEVERAL FAILURES. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, IT WOULD BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR HOME. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AND VARIOUS FUSES WERE EXAMINED YET THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE MAP SENSOR AND THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WITH NO SUCCESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE BEGAN TO ADJUST THE THIRD ROW SEATING. WHILE ADJUSTING THE SEATING, ONE OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE SECOND THIRD ROW SEAT BELT BUCKLE. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT STATED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAD OCCURRED THREE TIMES PRIOR AND EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF A WARNING SYMBOL.THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INITIALLY DETERMINED THE BATTERY TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BUT LATER ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT AND THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER HAD IT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS ,BOUGHT IT USED. ON APRIL 30,2011 MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING HOME ON THE HWY; DRIVER SEAT RECLINED ME INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD I NOT BEEN A SMALL LADY I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL OR MAY BE DEAD, HOSPITALIZED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED, ALONG WITH MY DAUGHTER. UPDATED 05/11/11 *BF *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CHECK ENGINE WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND PIN POINT WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.
I PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER ON 1/10/2011.THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES BECAUSE IT STALLS WHILE IN TRANSIT. THE CAR WHILE IN DRIVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MAX THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED WAS 55 MPH SHUTS OFF. ALL THE ELECTRICAL, EVERYTHING TURNS OFF. AT THIS POINT YOU MUST HOPE THAT THE CAR BEHIND YOU DOESNT HIT YOU, YOU MUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN IT BACK ON THEN PUT IN BACK IN DRIVE WHILEPRAYING YOU DO NOT GET HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN THE 90 DAYS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. I AM TOLD THAT THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS. I CANNOT IMAGINE A CAR THAT JUST TURNS OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLS AT TIMES AND WHEN PARKED AT STOP IT SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE IS CHOKING AND WANTS TO SHUT OFF. *TR
WHILE TRAVELING IN "DRIVE" THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. ON THE DASH BOARD ALL THE GEAR 123D HAD LIT UP SQUARES AROUND THEM. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS CAN CAUSE A CRASH AND POSSIBLY KILL SOMEBODY INCLUDING MY FAMILY. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. WHEN I DID THIS EVERYTHING WORKED NORMALLY. I HAVE HEARD OF PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A VOLKSWAGEN DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WAS TRANSFERABLE. IT IS NOT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 44000 MILES ON IT AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS SO UNSAFE. PLEASE HELP.. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS, A WARRANTY AND EVERY TIME I CALL A JEEP DEALER AND ASK THEM WHAT IT IS I GET A DIFFERENT ANSWER AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, IT SUDDENLY STALLED AT 70 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED IT. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF AFTER IT WAS TURNED BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFTER MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
I OWN A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLS IN DEC THE VEHICLE WOULDNT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT DID HOWEVER IT BEGAN READING ERRORS SERVICE PARK ASSIST AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON THEN IT WOULDN'T READ FUEL, WOULD SAY IT WAS EMPTY ALTHOUGH IT HAD FULL TANK OF GAS. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE FUEL SENDING UNIT BUT THE PROBLEM STOPPED ON IT'S OWN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOT COLD THE PROBLEM STARTED UP AGAIN. I'M VERY SCARED TO DRIVE IT DUE TO STALLING PROBLEMS NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. WHEN I CALLED MECHANIC THEY SAID THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER ON THAT PART NO TIMEFRAME GIVEN FOR PART BY DEALER AND STILL NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE 40,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS KNEE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY CONTACT THE IGNITION KEY ENTRY, WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT INTENT. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE WIRING WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,270 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 07' OR AT LEAST AROUND THAT TIME, IN LATE 07 BEGINNING 08 MY CAR STARTED STALLING FOR NO REASON I ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS MY KNEE HITTING THE KEY (I SIT CLOSE BUT NOT THAT CLOSE) MY HUSBAND KEPT THINKING IT WAS ME AS WELL, AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF THE CAR STALLING WE BOTH REALIZED IT WAS THE CAR DOING IT NOT MY KNEE AND WE TOOK STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER IN JAN OF 09. I ADVISED THE DEALER ALL GEARS LIGHT UP AND THE CAR WILL LOOSE POWER OR AT LEAST FEEL LIKE IT IS AND HAVE NO GAS, I MUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART BEFORE I AM ABLE TO PULL BACK ON TO THE ROAD. I WAS ADVISED BY WORLD AUTO GROUP IN TINTON FALLS NJ THIS WAS HAPPENING TO ALLOT OF COMMANDERS AND THE PIECE THAT IS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IS IN BACK ORDER DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, THEY HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 WEEKS IN JAN OF 09. PER THE INVOICE CAUSE IS 21010336 SHIFTIER MECHANISM/SHIFT LEVER HOUSING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - REPLACE CONSOLE SHIFT (C) 2013WCDNE 1 68004143AF PRNDLL BEZ - GEAR SELECTOR FC: PART # COUNT (WILL FAX INVOICE TOMORROW) ABOUT A YR AND HALF LATER THE SAME PROBLEM IS BACK, ALL GEARS LIGHT UP WHILE DRIVING, RECENTLY I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND WAS ON THE NJ TURNPIKE AT 5 O'CLOCK (RUSH HOUR) ALL GEARS LIT UP AND I HAD TO GET OVER AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE BEFORE A TRUCK OR CAR HIT ME FROM BEHIND SINCE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MH. THIS IS NOT A JOKE THIS IS A LIFE TREATING ISSUE.. I CALLED WORLD JEEP AS WELL AS CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS RIGHT AWAY ADVISING THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLE
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MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER REFUSES TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE SERVICE PARK ASSIST LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL GEAR OPTIONS HIGHLIGHT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND OR HIGHWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN IS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND APPLY THE ACCELERATOR. IT WILL ALSO BEGIN TO ACCELERATE WHILE AT A STOP ON ITS OWN. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT AND SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM OTHER JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE SINCE OTHER JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS HAS BEEN CHARGED FOR REPLACING TRANSMISSION MODULES JUST TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. MY COMMANDER IS A 2007 V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODEL. HERE ARE A COUPLE LINKS I HAVE FOUND ON ISSUES. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2007/COMMANDER_4X4/POWER_TRAIN/PROBLEM.ASPX ALSO HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/JEEP_ACCEL.HTM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE DOORS LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED ON TWO RECALLS AND REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY LUNGE FORWARD AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED BASIC ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE-UP AND CLEANED THE FUEL SYSTEM; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW GEAR SHIFT. THE GEAR SHIFT REPAIR PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO ADDRESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
VEHICLE WAS LEAVING A STOP SIGN ENTERING A FEEDER ROAD WITH 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT. UPON ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE LUNGED, AND DIED. IT RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO IT'S ORIGINAL DESTINATION. WE CALLED CHRYSLER AFTER SHE RETURNED HOME AND THEY TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL AND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS CLEANING FOR $250. (A $2 CAN OF CLEANER). THIS SAME VEHICLE STALLED TWICE IN THE SAME TRIP ONE WEEK EARLIER BUT I CONSIDERED IT AS PART OF THE COLD WEATHER. AFTER READING ALL OF THIS, THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 HEMI'S AND HAVE NOT FESSED UP TO IT.
I PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER IN 10/10 WHILE DRIVING IT I HAVE NOTICED IT HESITATES AT TIMES. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TODAY 02/09/11 IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 WHILE I WAS ON AN ON RAMP. LUCKY THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. I DO NOT HAVE WARRANTY ON IT AS I HAD BOUGHT IT USED. THIS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEAR. THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY AREN'T DOING ANY THING TO FIX IT. FOUL!!! *TR
VEHICLE BEGINS TO STALL, AND HAS NO ACCELERATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND ALL GEARS ARE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE DASH. IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, AND NOW IS HAPPENING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHERE BEFORE IT HAPPENED FROM A STOPPED POSITION ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. ON 01/22/11 WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH ON A FREEWAY, THE GEARS SELECTIONS WHERE ALL HIGHLIGHTED, AND THE CAR BEGAN TO BOG, AND HAD NO ACCELERATION. THIS WAS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN BEING ON A MAJOR CONGESTED HIGHWAY IN CHICAGO, WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS STALLING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 20-30 TIMES SINCE IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING.
MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM DINNER AND ABOUT HALF WAY HOME THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE SPEED DROPPED FROM 70 MPH TO 40 AND KEPT SLOWING DOWN. WE HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE AND A LIGHT COMES ON THAT SAYS "SERVICE PARK ASSIST". I HAVE READ UP ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN DEALT WITH! THIS IS ALSO A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE "PARK ASSIST" BUT RATHER THE TRANSMISSION IN THE TRUCK AND THAT MANY HAVE FAILED WELL BEFORE 50,000 MILES BUT SHORTLY AFTER JEEP'S 35,000 MILE WARRANTY. JEEP DID NOT COVER MY CAR BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT USED WHICH TERMINATED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED - THIS IS MY FIRST JEEP - AND I HAVE WANTED A JEEP FOR YEARS. THE CAR STILL DECELERATES AT TIMES - I CAN BE IN TRAFFIC OR PULLING OFF FROM A STOP OR TURNING A CORNER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS NOT SHIFTING OR ACCELERATING. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR RIGHT NOW BUT AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. PLEASE READ UP ON THE MANY ARTICLES AND COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SAVE LIVES!!! WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND CLOSE-CALL ACCIDENTS I WOULD THINK THAT SINCE IT IS 2011 SOMETHING WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY NOW!
MY 8 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE PRND LIGHT ALL LIT UP AT THE SAME TIME. THE DASHBOARD READ "SERVICE PARK ASSIST BRAKE" AND THE CAR QUIT ACCELERATING AND THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS DRIVING BEHIND HER AND SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE TURNING ONTO THE ROAD YOU COULD EASILY BE HIT FROM THE SIDE OR FROM BEHIND. WE HAD A COUPLE OTHER INCIDENTS OF LOSS OF ACCELERATION, BUT BOTH TIMES THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AGAIN AFTER 5 OR 10 SECONDS. IN EVERY INSTANCE THE PRND ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP AT THE SAME TIME.
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