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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 →

Electrical System
Filed Jan 13, 201175,000 milesOH

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED SUCH AS SLOWING TO STOP OR TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP THE TRUCK STALLS AND HAS TO BE PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY, AND WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE TRUCK ALSO STALLS OR HAS A POWER FAILURE WHERE IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT ITS A GOVERNED SPEED AND THE ENGINE WON'T LET YOU SPEED UP. THE COMPUTER NOW IS HAVING ISSUES SAYING THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT IS TOO COLD, THOUGHT THE THERMOSTAT IS WORKING FINE AS WELL AS THE GAUGES INSIDE THE TRUCK. THE COMPUTER IS ALSO GIVING A CODE OF AN ERROR WITH THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE.

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Jan 12, 2011102,000 milesNC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART BY TURNING THE KEY BACK AND STARTING THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TILTS BACKWARD ON ITS OWN. THE REMOTE UNLOCK AND LOCK BUTTONS ONLY WORKED ON OCCASION AND FINALLY WATER WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINED. UPDATED 03/09/11 UPDATED 06/16/11 *BF UPDATED 06/23/11

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 3, 201152,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A CURVED ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE AN ENGINE MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE SEVERAL UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A FULL DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE UNAWARE IF THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MADE ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Service Brakes, Electric
Filed Jan 3, 201153,800 milesOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ABS, ESP AND THE SLIPPERY WHEN WET WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED AND BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO HAD NOT YET CONTACTED HER BACK WITH A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,800.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 30, 201052,000 milesGA

2007 JEEP COMMANDER HAS STALLING PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN QUITTING UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKES TO GO OUT. VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A HEAD ON COLLISION IN AN INTERSECTION AND OTHER CLOSE CALLS. DEALER HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIX FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 22, 201060,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED THE ILLUMINATION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Electrical SystemCrash
Filed Dec 6, 2010NY

2007 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED THE SHIFT INDICATOR. MECHANIC REPLACED THE ESIM. CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED ON OCTOBER 23, 2010 AS HE WAS ENTERING A PARKING LOT AT A VERY LOW SPEED, PREPARING TO STOP, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND JUMPED THE CURB AND A FENCE. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Nov 29, 201062,000 milesWI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Nov 18, 201033,000 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY PERFORM AS IF IT WERE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 15, 201075,000 milesTX

LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND ACCELERATING AS I DROVE. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING BACK TO NORMAL, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REAMINED ON. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE AND THEY GAVE ME A CODE AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A PART THAT THEY CARRIED ONLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE TODAY AND ON THE DASH IT WOULD SAY SERVICE PARK ASSIST AND THE GEARS PRNDL ARE ALL HIGHLIGHTED.THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND IT WAS THE SHIFTER. IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 40,000 MILES. IT HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. IT WAS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS AN EXTERNAL PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT COST CLOSE TO $600.00. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND I DON'T WANT TO REPLACE IT AGAIN IF IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN IN A YEAR OR TWO.

Power Train
Filed Nov 13, 201054,000 milesTX

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE STALLS/STOPS; ENGINE DIES WHEN AUTO REMOTE STARTED DEALER STATES THE PCM NEED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DEALER OR EXTENDED WARRANTY I AM IN FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BECAUSE THIS STALLING HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE WHY CAN'T MANUFACTURERS BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DEFECTS AS IT APPEARS THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT WON'T EXTEND IT TO THE 5.7L HEMI MODELS SUCH AS MINE. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 28, 201045,000 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND RESTART AFTER IT WAS TURNED ON AND OFF WITHIN A MINUTE; THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. AFTER THE LATEST OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 26, 201035,000 milesAR

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT AND INSIDE DASHBOARD PANEL HAS BEEN CONSISTENCY GOING OUT FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. THE FUSES KEEP BLOWING. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES. EVEN AFTER LENGTHY CONSULTS WITH ENGINEERS AT CHRYSLER, THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MAYBE THEY NEED TO GET HIGH ON MARIJUANA AND DRINK BEER TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Oct 25, 201056,000 milesCA

ENGINE STALLS, AND TURNS OFF.....HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. PRND LIGHTS LITE UP....AND FEELS LIKE TRANS DIS ENGAGED. AT 35,000 MILES HAD THE SHIFT MODULE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S AT 56,000 MILES AND ITS DOING THE SAME THING....NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT IF I FIX IT NOW. AGAIN....A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM WILL STILL BE THERE. HAPPEND 4 TIMES IN MONTH...NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 21, 201012,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INSPECTED AND RAN A DIAGNOSTIC BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Oct 14, 201080,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTART, FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 7, 201031,000 milesRI

I OWN A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER AND IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, IT HAS SUDDENLY STALLED TWICE WHILE WE ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING 65-70 MPH. WE HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE NOW, SINCE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY...AND WE HAVE TO COAST OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC, WITH OUR HAZARDS ON. I CAN FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ONLINE...BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT FOR SOME REASON?? I CANT DRIVE MY 6 MONTH OLD AROUND IN A CAR THAT IS THIS UNSAFE! PLEASE HELP! *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Sep 24, 2010CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AND UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR UNTIL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Air Bags › Side/Window
Filed Aug 30, 201020,415 milesMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER GAVE HIM AN ORANGE CARD THAT STATED THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE SIDE AIR BAGS IN HIS VEHICLE. THE CARD STATED THAT THERE WILL BE A METAL BAR AND FOAM PLACED ON ALL SIDES OF THE VEHICLE TO MAKE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY PROPERLY IN CASE OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS UNSAFE, BECAUSE THE BAR WILL BE ON TOP OF THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGERS HEAD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20415.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 25, 201038,100 milesOK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,100.

Air Bags2 injured
Filed Jul 17, 201022,000 milesNC

2007 JEEP COMMANDER HIT A TREE AT ABOUT 45 MPH. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS TORN OFF. NEITHER THE FRONT OR SIDE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES WITH PASSENGER HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. CAR WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE SO NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *TR

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jul 16, 201045,000 milesAR

RIGHT TAIL LIGHT ON MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER KEEPS GOING OUT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE TOLD ME THAT THE TIPM SYSTEM KEPT BLOWING THE FUSE. I HAD REPLACED THE FUSE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. I HAVE ACTUALLY PULLED UP BEHIND OTHER COMMANDER AT RED LIGHTS AND NOTICED THAT THE SAME LIGHT WAS OUT ON THEIR VEHICLE AS WELL. YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS. ONE DOESN'T EXPECT TO HAVE THE TAILLIGHT KEEP GOING OUT AFTER REPLACING BULBS AND FUSES. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 8, 201079,500 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WITHOUT A WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED BACK ON, IT BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81001.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 14, 201049,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR TO GIVE INACCURATE READINGS. WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD READ EMPTY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, DESPITE THERE BEING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD RESET ITSELF TO NORMAL AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A RECALL, AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE COULD ONLY BE DUPLICATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE ACTUAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,100.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 28, 201051,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A MINOR TUNE UP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE INITIAL FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OCCASIONALLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 14, 201035,900 milesCA

AFTER IGNITION THE "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM" WARNING COMES UP IN THE CONTROL PANEL, THEN THE REST OF THE WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON, THEN AFTER DRIVING NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOT RESPOND, I WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, LUCKILY IT WAS NOT A HEAVY TRAFFIC STREET. *TR

Structure
Filed May 12, 201017,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING RAINY WEATHER, RAIN WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE ONTO THE DASHBOARD AND INTERIOR FLOOR. THE DEALER DRAINED THE WATER FROM THE VEHICLE DRAIN YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THE FAILURE OCCURRED SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 26, 201042,000 milesOK

2007 JEEP COMMANDER, STARTED WITH "SERVICE PARK ASSIST" LIGHT COMING ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM SO THEY RESET THE SYSTEM. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE LIGHTS AROUND THE P N R D ON THE DISPLAY COMING ON ALL TOGETHER, THE CAR ALSO THEN BEGAN TO NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AFTER A CERTAIN POINT. ALMOST ACTING LIKE IT WAS NOT WANTING TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS HAPPENED FOR 8 MONTHS, STILL NO SERVICE WAS DONE BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. IT BEGAN TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING TO GO FORWARD AGAIN. CAUSING PROBLEMS CROSSING INTERSECTIONS OR TRAFFIC. HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, WHICH WE DID. THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IN THE LAST WEEK WERE TOLD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Mar 24, 201020,000 milesOH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE TO UNUSUALLY HIGH LEVELS. WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY LUNGE FORWARD BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 11, 201077,000 milesTX

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2007 JEEP COMMANDER [XXX] TURN THE IGNITION KEY AND DOES NOT WANT TO START, DID IT IN OCTOBER 2009 AND MARCH 10TH 2010. ALL POWER IS ON, LIGHTS, RADIO, BOOSTED BATTERY, THIS IS NOT THE ISSUE, IT FINALLY TURNED ON IDLED EXTREMELY HIGH, I TURNED IT OFF AND TRIED TO START IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND WOULD NOT START. BY REVIEWING THE INTERNET OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2007 JEEP COMMNADER ARE EXPERIENCING ;STALLING AND THE CAR NOT STARTING, IT APPERS TO BE AN ALTERNATOR ISSUE, BUT CHRYSLER IS SAYING THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS OCCURRING. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO SOUTH POINT DODGE, IN AUSTIN TEXAS FOR DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZING, THEY HAVE NOT TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM CONCERNED IF THIS ISSUE IS NATIONWIDE AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF CARS ARE STALLING ON THE HIGHWAYS AND NOT STARTING, COULD CAUSE A DEATH. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY. [XXX] *TR

Power Train
Filed Mar 4, 201043,000 milesTX

2007 JEEP COMMANDER V8 WITH HEMI THE VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON. I COULD BE DRIVING 45MPH THEN FOR NO REASON ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE FAILS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN 1 WEEK. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND SEE THAT THE 2006 COMMANDER HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED A RECALL OF THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY 2007 IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL, THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. I BELIEVE THAT THE PCM SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THIS FAILURE MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO CONTINUE STALLING RESULTING IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Mar 1, 201045,067 milesCA

LOSS OF POWER ON FREEWAY. I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7L V6. TWICE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE "SERVICE BACKUP ASSIST" LIGHT COMES ON, THEN ALL THE TRANNY INDICATORS LIGHT UP, AND VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IN RAINY WEATHER AND NO POWER. DEALER SAYS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND MY WARRANTY ENDED IN JANUARY. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 25, 201040,000 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE STOPPED HER VEHICLE THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWELVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CALLED AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ADVISE THE DEALER TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 22, 201033,155 milesOK

2/22/10 6:10 AM - NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 3.7 V6, APPROX 30-35 MPH, LOSS OF POWER, NO POWER STEERING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED VEHICLE, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED, ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED BUT WAS DRIVABLE. THIS THE 3RD TIME IN A MONTH THIS HAS HAPPENED. HIGHEST RATE OF SPEED WITH LOSS OF POWER WAS 40 MPH. 2/21/10 - 4:30 PM - STARTED VEHICLE, PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, NO POWER, LOUD CLUNK UNDER VEHICLE, NO RPMS FROM GAS PEDAL, ALL LIGHTS WITHIN GEAR POSITION PANEL ALL LIT AT ONCE. USED MANUAL SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR, DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WAS NOW DRIVABLE. CALLED JEEPS 1-800 NUMBER ADVISED THEM OF PROBLEMS, WAS TOLD TO CONTACT CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY DIAGNOSIS. MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 2/23/10. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 17, 201070,105 milesGA

TRANSMISSION STALLING WHILE DRIVING- ACCORDING THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS ALSO A NOTED PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. THIS SAME VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUE, BUT ONLY FOR THE BIGGER ENGINE SIZE. CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM IN A DIFFERENT ENGINE SIZE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IT WILL NOT GO ANY FURTHER WITHOUT STOPPING, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DAILY. I HAVE TRIED TO GET FIXED AND WORK WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT AFTER ALMOST BEING REARENDED BY AN 18WHEELER ON THE INTERSTATE TODAY, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. IT IS FOR 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 3.7LT. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 17, 201055,000 milesWA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 45-50 MPH AND ACCELERATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE WATER PUMP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 4/5/10 *CN UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 16, 201030,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER PURCHASED BRAND NEW. SHE STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF ANYWHERE OVER 10MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED DUE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES, THE VEHICLE COMPUTER WOULD ERASE THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES THAT WERE NEEDED IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Jan 20, 201048,000 milesTX

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2008. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOSS ALL POWER ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE TREMENDOUS FORCE IN ORDER TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITHIN MINUTES AND RESUMED ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRIC SHIFT MODULE WAS REPLACED. ALTHOUGH RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000, COMPONENT POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CONTROL MODULE, ACTION NUMBER EA07007 IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE , HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. TO DATE, THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 02/01/10 *BF UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 7, 201050,000 milesGA

WHEN I BOUGHT MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 2 YEARS AGO, A PROBLEM OCCURRED 2 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR, WHERE IT WOULD SLOW DOWN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT A FAST SPEED. THIS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE, SO I LET IT SLIDE; HOWEVER, THIS RECENTLY STARTED BECOMING A FREQUENT PROBLEM. THERE ARE EVEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY KIDS' SAFETY. THERE WAS EVEN A TIME WHEN A CAR ALMOST CRASHED INTO ME BECAUSE THE STOP WAS SO SUDDEN. THE PROBLEM RANGES FROM MY CAR JUST SLOWING DOWN AUTOMATICALLY TO COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF. THE ENGINE ALSO STARTS SHAKING WHICH ENDS UP SHAKING MY ENTIRE CAR. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING, BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT IS NOT SAFE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM 1 YEAR AGO, BUT THEY ONLY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT WORRY. I THEN RECENTLY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WAS BECOMING GRADUALLY WORSE, AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 1000 DOLLARS FOR DAMAGES THAT THEY WERE NOT EVEN SURE ABOUT. I DID NOT FIND THIS TO BE JUST BECAUSE I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT MY FAULT. I RESEARCHED ONLINE THAT THE FEDS ARE ACTUALLY INVOLVED WITH ENGINE STALL PROBLEMS FOR JEEP COMMANDERS BECAUSE MORE THAN 135,000 PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AS I DO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. SO FAR, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SIGNIFICANT HELP. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 23, 200956,000 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 15, 200940,000 milesVA

PURCHASE A USED 2007 JEEP COMMANDER ON NOV 2007 FROM DEALERSHIP. TWO YEARS IN POSSESSION. THE JEEP COMMANDER, GEARS WILL ALL LIGHT UP AND STALL AT 30 RPM FOR TWO IN HALF MONTHS FREQUENTLY. WITHOUT THE DEALERSHIP ABLE TO ESTABLISH CAUSE, I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. ON DECEMBER 11. 2009, DURING THE LAST TWO DAYS, SIMULTANEOUS THE GEARS WILL LIGHT UP WHILE, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME IRREGULAR CAUSING ME TO RESTART THE JEEP CONSISTENTLY TO RESET IT. FINALLY, THE DASHBOARD ENGINE LIGHTS UP AND I TURN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 12, 2009 THE NEXT MORNING. ACCORDING, TO DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN HAMPTON, VA. THE PROBLEM IS CONCLUDED AS THE SHIFTER, NOT COVER BY THE 4 STAR WARRANTY HOWEVER, AFTER RESEARCHING YOUR DATABASE, I FOUND SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER TRAIN AND TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE MODULE. THE JEEP IS NOW LOCATED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR HOWEVER, A MAJOR PROBLEM AFTER 2 YEARS AND 40,000 MILES IN SERVICE SHOULD NOT BE THE CAUSE OF WARE AND TEAR. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Oct 16, 200918,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. USUALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,800.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 12, 200930,000 milesNV

WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING DOWN A HILL THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL PROPERLY DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND KEEP IT AT THE SET SPEED. IF THE VEHICLE IS THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE PROPERLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR, BUT WHEN SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WILL RE-ENGAGE AND WILL SLOW THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY ABRUPTLY AS IF SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE AND WILL NEARLY LOCK-UP THE REAR WHEELS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS WILL OCCUR EVEN IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED OFF BEFORE SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE SHIFTER, AND IT WAS TERRIFYING BECAUSE OF THE SPEED I WAS TRAVELING AND THE ABRUPTNESS WITH WHICH THE VEHICLE SLOWED. IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE THE TRANSMISSION NOT DO THAT ONCE THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL IF DRIVING ON ANYTHING BUT TOTALLY DRY PAVEMENT. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Oct 9, 200926,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDEER. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND SHUT OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE IGNITION CONTROL SWITCH WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27993.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Aug 25, 200945,938 milesCA

I VISITED A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON IN MY VEHICLE, AS WELL AS TO DIAGNOSE WHY IT WAS LOSING ACCELERATION WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR, THAT, 'THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF THIS' AND THE CAUSE WAS THE GEAR SHIFTER CONSOLE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE FOLLOWED THIS BY STATING THE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND PROVIDED ME WITH THE ESTIMATED COST. PERPLEXED, I INQUIRED AS TO WHETHER THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR AND COULD THIS HAVE BEEN PREVENTED THROUGH SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. MS. HAWKINS RESPONSE WAS 'NO'. FURTHER CONFUSED, I INQUIRED AS TO WHY WOULD THE REPLACEMENT THEN BE THE CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY, AS IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME TO HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION. THE REP'S RESPONSE WAS MERELY THE SAME, THE SERVICES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IF NOT REPLACED THE VEHICLE COULD GET LOCKED IN THE PARKED POSITION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THUS I WAS FORCED TO COMPLY PAYING MORE THAN $600 IN REPAIRS. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed May 29, 200916,000 milesCA

MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I PUSHED THE BRAKE AND WITHIN SECONDS, THE CAR STOPPED OPERATING. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON, AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 24, 200924,200 milesNY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND STALLED WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE SHAKING AND STALLING OCCURRED. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND THE SECOND TIME THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER. TWENTY MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER THE SHAKING AND RATTLING RECURRED AND HAS CONTINUED TO BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,200. UPDATED 5/14/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT JAMMED TO THE FLOOR. AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REV. UPDATED 05/14/09.*JB

Electrical System
Filed Apr 8, 200938,000 milesMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT ONCE IT WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE DEALER SUGGESTED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURES MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO GROUNDING IN THE WIRING SYSTEM. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 38,000.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Apr 3, 2009FL

IT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW 2007 JEEP COMMANDER, IT WOULD GIVE A HESITATION WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHT OR WHILE IN PARK LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO DIE, IT WOULD ALSO REV UP THE ENGINE LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING, WE TOOK IT IN A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT, THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND DID NOTHING AT THAT TIME, IT CONTINUED TO DO IT, BUT WE JUST PUT UP WITH IT BECAUSE WE FIGURED WE'D HEAR THE SAME THING, (IT DON'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME WE DRIVE IT, JUST PERIODICALLY) SO NOW, IT'S DOING IT MORE INTENSELY, IT'S AS IF SOMEONE IS MASHING ON THE GAS PEDAL WHILE IN PARK AND ALSO AT STOP LIGHTS WHILE I HAVE MY FOOT ON BRAKES, ONCE IT HAS JUMPED FORWARD AND I THOUGHT I WOULD HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN,THEY RESET THE COMPUTER, AND SINCE, IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN A COUPLE DAYS AFTER GETTING IT OUT. I WILL CALL THEM BACK, BUT LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE,IT SHOWS ME SOMETHING IS TERRIBLE WRONG WITH JEEPS UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATING, PLEASE HELP, I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE A ACCIDENT OR HURT MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. I SAVED RECEIPTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP OVER THIS PROBLEM,PLEASE EXAMINE ALL OUR COMPLAINTS, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO SUBMIT COMPLAINTS TO THIS AGENCY, JUST LOOK ONLINE OR PERHAPS CHECK EVERY SINGLE DEALERSHIP, THANK YOU *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 20, 200918,000 milesCA

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THIS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS ISSUE OF MY JEEP COMMANDER ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS. I ALMOST HAD ANOTHER ACCIDENT BY DRIVING 35 MPH AND THE ENGINE JUST STALLS, POWER AND LIGHTING FLASHES ON AND OFF, THEN FAILS. NO POWER OVER THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP! THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO VEER SHARPLY TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF ME. IT WAS AN UNEXPECTED STALL FOR OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL AS MYSELF. I HAVE TRIED TO GET HELP, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I AM SCARED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS DANGEROUS AUTO AND NEED SOME HELP EITHER REPLACING IT OR JEEP TO TAKE IT BACK! ALSO, IT STILL JERKS FORWARD, (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE!) WHILE I'M SITTING AT A LIGHT, ALMOST HITTING THE PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN THE CROSSWALK IN FRONT OF ME. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH VERY SIMILAR AND LIKE COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I GUESS THEY'RE WAITING FOR A TRAGEDY, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PREVENT ONE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

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