FIRST MY GAUGE CLUSTER JUST GOES CRAZY PARKED OR EVEN WHILE DRIVING IT. NOW I JUST DROVE IT DOWN THE ROAD AND IT IS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR WILL NOT GO INTO ANY OTHER GEAR!
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 DOES NOT START SOMETIMES, HAVE HAD RECALLED IGNITION PUT IN ALREADY. THEN IT STALLED ON HIGHWAY, HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC, COULDN'T GET IT JUMPED. HE TOOK OFF SERPENTINE BELT AND SHOWED US ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. IT HAS A 5.7 HEMI IN IT. I GET ALL FLUIDS CHANGED WHEN I'M SUPPOSED TO. CHANGE OIL AND FILTER RELIGIOUSLY WITH BEST OIL AND FILTER AVAILABLE . MECHANIC EVEN SAID ALL FLUIDS LOOKED GREAT. HE CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, FROM LEAKING WEEPHOLES IN SON ROOF TO DRIVETRAIN, NOT WANTING TO START AND STALLING WHEN EVER TO NOW A SEIZED ENGINE!
CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO AMENDING/EXTENDING 10 YEAR RULE WHICH REQUIRES AUTOMAKERS TO ONLY SUPPLY PART FOR 10 YEARS. *AS *TR
TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING ALONG AS NORMAL ON THE CITY STREET WITH MINIMAL AND MY VEHICLE CUT OFF ON ITS OWN. IT WILL NOT TURN OVER OR EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER.
TAKATA RECALL ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN EXITING THE INTERSTATE MY CAR JUST SHUT IT'S SELF OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS, SOUNDS, ETC. WE TRIED FOR ABOUT 20 MINS TO GET IT TO START BACK AND STAY RUNNING ONCE RUNNING WE TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO A MECHANIC WHO PUT IT ON A MACHINE. NO PROBLEMS SHOWED UP ON THE MACHINE AT ALL AND IT'S BEEN FINE EVER SINCE UNTIL TODAY. THIS TIME MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN.
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED(S) 35-50MPH ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON IN SEQUENCE AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. LUCKILY THIS WAS AT 230 AM AND NEAR A CLOSED BUSINESS PARKING LOT AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD WAY. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF THE VEHICLE MOTION STOPPING THE LIGHTS, RADIO AND ALL ELECTRIC DIED AND WOULD NOT START. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I GUESS JEEP IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE AND HAVE THEIR FAMILY SUE THEM. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON 2006 COMMANDERS DOING THE SAME THING. I BOUGHT MINE 12/24/2018 AND I AM THE THIRD OWNER. FIRST OWNER WAS A LEASEE AND PUT 22K MILES ON IT. SECOND OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE FROM 2010 TO 12/15/2018 AND IT HAD 80,500 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE ONLY PUT LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON IT AND I AM HAVING SERIOUS CONCERNS ON KEEPING IT. 3.7V6/AUTO 4X4 SPORT
AIR BAG CAME ON AND DOESN'T GO OFF, ENGINE LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY EVEN AFTER VEHICLE IS REPAIRED. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. SEAT BELTS ARE BROKEN WOKE STAY AFTER BEING REPAIRED. WINDOWS GET STCK.
POWER DOOR LOCK FUSE BLOWS DUE TO SHORT IN WIRE WHERE IT COUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT HOLE IN CARPET IN THE BACK SEAT
TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE WARNING. WON'T START. STARTER DOES NOT ENGAGE. LET SIT FOR MANY HOURS, THEN WILL START.
THE 2007 JEEP COMMANDER I OWN IS HAVING A FUEL PUMP RELAY ISSUE.IT WILL NOT START BUT CONTINUOUSLY TURNS OVER ALSO WE HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS MAKING IT A RATHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. MANY OF THE VEHICLES FROM 07 AND UP HAD A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT REASON BUT UNFORTUNATELY MINE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS IS MY ISSUE BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT PAYING AN ARM AND A LEG.
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, MY JEEP HAS JOLTED LIKE IT HAD LOST POWER FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE JOLT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT IT MADE MY ARMS ACHE FROM IT. THIS WORRIES ME AS I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT COMPLETE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THIS COULD CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT. MY JEEP HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,900.
2007 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 112,000 EST MILES, BOUGHT USED IN AK 2016. A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT I KEPT HAVING O2 SENSOR CODES POP UP. I HAVE HAD ALL SENSORS REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE AND NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS WITH THE LATEST BEING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE. TODAY WAS MY BREAKING POINT, I WAS DRIVING ON I-24 TO NASHVILLE TO TAKE MY SON TO AN APPOINTMENT AT VANDERBILT. IT WAS RAINING THIS MORNING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RED LIGHTING BOLT AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. MY JEEP LOST POWER, THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO GET HIT. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. I SHUT THE JEEP OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN WITH JUST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I WAS SO SCARED TO DRIVE BACK TO CLARKSVILLE, FEARING THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I SAW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. I CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING REALLY THEY CAN DO. I SAID WHAT IS IT GOING TAKE, SOMEONE, DYING OR GETTING INTO A WRECK?? I AM DISAPPOINTED IN HOW THIS HAS BEEN HANDLED. MY LATEST CARFAX SHOWS THAT THIS JEEP HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUES OVER AND OVER, WITH NOTHING REALLY GETTING RESOLVED.
4WD SYSTEM ALSO LIGHT ON WHEN DRIVING, AND ON THE DASHBOARD PARKING YELLOW LIGHT STAY ON, IN MOTION IN THE CITY AND HIGHWAY
UNDER HEAVY RAIN, THE VEHICLE LEAKS ON THE INSIDE TO THE POINT OF A BIG PUDDLE IN THE FLOOR OF THE DRIVER SIDE WHILE STATIONARY. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL AND ON-SCREEN NAV IT NOW GOES ON AND OFF DISPLAYING THE JEEP LOGO AS IF THE CAR WAS JUST STARTING UP AND I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING.
JEEP SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVE DOWN ROAD, JEEP RESTARTS WITHOUT ISSUE, AND WILL RUN WITHOUT PROBLEMS. THIS HAS BEEN THE 11TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENS, THIS TIME I WAS ALSO REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK. I HAVE HAD THIS LOOKED AT FROM DODGE MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS, BUT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE ISSUE,OR DON'T CARE TOO. BUT TO THERE DEF FENCE IT ONLY HAPPENS EVER SO OFTEN.
OUR 2007 JEEP COMMANDER HAS HAD A RECURRING ISSUE FOR OVER A YEAR WHILE IN OPERATION WHETHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN. THE RANDOM VEHICLE SHUTDOWNS TAKE PLACE IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REGARDLESS OF UPHILL OR DOWNHILL DRIVING. BROUGHT THE JEEP COMMANDER TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AS PART OF A RECALL. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AT ALL AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT CAUSES FOR RANDOM STALLING EVEN WHEN THE COMMANDER FAILED DURING TESTING WITH TECHNICIANS. I REPLACED VIRTUALLY EVERY SENSOR I COULD IMAGINE INCLUDING, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND IDLE AIR CONTROL SENSOR, EGR, MAP SENSOR, AIR INTAKE SENSOR AND THE PCM. NO LUCK, WE HAVE THE SAME RANDOM STALLING AND THE PROCEDURE IS, RESTART THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL FOR RECOVERY WHILE IN MOTION. THE RESTART DOES NOT FAIL, BUT THE RANDOM STALLING CONTINUES SOMETIMES FIVE OR SIX TIMES ON A 100 MILE TRIP. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND CAN GET SOMEONE OR THEIR FAMILY KILLED.
LIKE COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE FORM YEARS 2006-2007, THE "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE" LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR YEARS. I'VE SPEND OVER $1500 ON REPAIR FOR ALL THINGS SURROUNDING THE TRANSMISSION, ONLY FOR THE LIGHT TO CONTINUE TO COME ON. SOME PEOPLE HAVE EVEN NOTED THAT THEY WERE STRANDED FOR HOURS DUE TO THIS - IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT JUST ONE PERSON'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAR, AND A QUICK GLANCE ONLINE WILL SHOW THE DEPTHS OF ISSUES PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE LIGHT ON THIS VEHICLE.
2007 JEEP COMMANDER, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN I CAME TO TURN IT ON, THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNS BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN ON. I HAD A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THIS ISSUE A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND HAD IT REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. PLEASE SOLVE IT, AS THIS CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND FRUSTRATION TO CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMERS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
OUR CAR WON'T START
VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHEN STALLING OR AT A STOP DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WITH VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IDLEING HIGH WHEN TURNING ON OR DRIVING. JUST HAD SOME THING FIXED AND ISSUE STILL NOT RESOLVED SEEMS TO BE ECM/PCM POSSIBLY. SOME SORT OF WATER ENTRANCE UNSURE WHERE FROM HAD WINDSHIELD REINSTALLED AND I STILL GET PUDDLES ON MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER FEET. BACK SET BELTS KEEP BRAKING WAS TOLD THIS IS A DEFECT WHEN SEATS ARE LAYED DOWN SEAT BUCKLES BREAK AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY CHILDREN SINCE I HAVE 4 AND NEED THESE TO BE FUNCTIONAL THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND AM NOW TOLD IT'S A DEFECT.
SEATBELTS SOMETIMES DO NOT STAY BUCKLED IN THE BUCKLE WITHOUT FORCE. SEATBELTS GET STUCK ON THE ONES THAT DO BUCKLE WHEN PARKED OR ON. TWO MIDDLE ROW SEATBELTS FELL COMPLETELY OFF. ONE THIRD ROW SEATBELT DOES NOT BUCKLE AT ALL.ONE 3RD ROW SEATBELT GETS STUCK ON A DAILY BASIS IN THE BUCKLE WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED OR NOT PARKED AND THE BELT ALWAYS GETS STUCK IN THE BOOSTER SEATS WE HAVE TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE BOOSTER SEATS EVERYTIME WE NEED TO REBUCKLE THE SEATS. THE ACTUAL BUCKLES FALL APART EASILY.
THE SKID PLATE BELOW THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. THE SKID PLATE IS THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE GAS TANK SECURE TO THE JEEP. THERE ARE NO OTHER RETAINING STRAPS. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE GAS TANK WAS ABLE TO DROP AND SECURED IT WITH RUBBER STRAPS UNTIL I COULD GET IT REPAIRED. THE JEEP COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. A FULL TANK OF GAS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TANK TO DROP THROUGH THE RUSTED SKID PLATE. THE JEEP ALSO HAS SKID PLATES BELOW THE FRONT AND MID DRIVE COMPONENTS. THEY HAVE NOT RUSTED AT ALL. THERE IS NO RUST ON THE JEEP ANYWHERE ELSE. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE RUSTED COMPONENT WHILE IN PLACE AND AFTER IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. I CHECKED WITH MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM.
IT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. AND AT TIMES SEEM TO STEAR ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN ON A HIGHWAY.
THE SUNROOF DRAINAGE IS SIGNIFICANT DURING ANY LOCAL RAIN SOAKING THE FLOOR BOARDS AND CREATING A MOLDY CARPET. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE AUTO IS PARKED AND STATIONARY (IN OUR DRIVEWAY).
I WAS DRIVING ON PUBLIC STREET AN THE GAS PEDAL STUCK THE JEEP DIED I TURNED IT BACK ON WHEN I TOOK MY BOOT OFF THE BREAK THE JEEP EXCELLED BEFORE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL THEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND IT EXCELLED REALLY FAST AND GOT STUCK THEN DIED. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN IT EXCELS BY ITS SELF IT GOES REALLY FAST IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD GRIP ON THE STRING WHEEL IT WILL GET OUT OF CONTROL.
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP ON 11-26-17 AND SHE HAD THE HEATER ON. SHE FELT HER RIGHT LEG GETTING REALLY HOT DOWN BY THE GAS PEDDLE. WHEN SHE GOT HOME SHE PULLED UP HER PANTS LEG AND SHE SAW THAT HER LEG HAD A BAD BLISTER ON IT. SHE DID NOT HAVE THIS BEFORE SHE DROVE THE CAR. THE HEAT FROM THE FLOOR VENT WAS ON HER SIDE BURNED HER LEG THROUGH HER CLOTHING. SEE PICTURES. I MEASURED THE TEMPERATURE COMING OUT OF THAT VENT WITH THE HEATER RUNNING AND IT IS 156.9F SEE PICUTRE
I HAVE OWN THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND IT DID SHUT DOWN ON ME DUE TO I DID HIT THE INGESTION SWITCH WITH MY KNEE AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. A COUPLE YEARS GO AFTER THAT WITH NO ISSUE. NOW MY 17 YEAR OLD GIRL DRIVES IT NOW WITH NO ISSUE. GOT RECALL LITTLER IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. GOT SWITCH REPLACED AND ONE FOR A RE-FLASH ON THE POWER TRAIN. NOW AFTER THAT IT HAS STALLED OUT ON MY DAUGHTER 2 TIMES A MOUTH APART WHEN STOP TO MAKE A TURN GOING TO SCHOOL. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND ONLY GOING OFF OF STORED CODES B211E & B211A AND DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COUNTS OR HOW OLD THEY ARE. THE SERVICE WRITER COULD NOT TELL ME THAT IS A FIX AND THE TECH SAID THAT IS WHAT IT NEED . I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND I CAN NOT FIND THESE CODES ANYWHERE ONLINE. I DID FIND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME THING AND THE FCM HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH MANY OTHER SENSORS AND THEY STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. SO THAT MY HAVE SAVED ME OVER $500 THAT MAY OR MAY NOT FIX IT.. I THE PARENT AM DRIVING THE CAR NOW TILL I CAN THIS FIGURED OUT. IF THERE ARE UPDATED RESOLVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE ADVISE. DON'T WHAT TO JUST THROW AWAY MONEY ON PARTS THAT IS NOT ON ME BUT MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE JEEP COMPANY END THAT NEEDS TO FIX THIS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY DUE TO RECALL CAUSING ANXIETY, FEAR OF LIFE AND POTENTIAL ACCIDENT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE IGNITION SWITCH ON YOUR VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE AN UNINTENDED CHANGE IN IGNITION SWITCH POSITION WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING ASSIST, POWER BRAKE ASSIST OR DISABLE THE AIRBAG FUNCTION. DISABLING ONE OR MORE OF THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY FEATURES COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF VEHICLE OCCUPANT INJURY DURING A CRASH AND/OR CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING
I AM GUESSING IT IS "ELECTRICAL". SINCE NEW (2007), THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT STARTING. RANDOM, UNPREDICTABLE. TURN KEY TO START, NOTHING HAPPENS, NO CLICK, NOTHING. THERE IS POWER IN ACC POSITION (LIGHTS, DASH, ETC OK). WHEN IT HAPPENS, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WIGGLE GEAR SHIFTER, PUT IT INTO PARK MULTIPLE TIMES, PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WIGGLE SHIFTER MORE.. THEN USUALLY IT STARTS. HAVE ALSO TRIED IT IN NEUTRAL, AND IT STARTED IN NEUTRAL (NOT SAFE). DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT MULTIPLE TMES HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ROOT CAUSE IT OR PERMANENTLY FIX IT. DANGER OF LEAVING OLDER FEMALE DRIVER STRANDED AS IT HAS IN PARKING GARAGES, ETC. ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONFIDENTLY START A VEHICLE THAT HAS NO OTHER PROBLEMS AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. TO STAY WHEN IT HAPPENED - NOT A ONE TIME THING. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIME OVER THE YEARS, STARTING BACK IN 2007 WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
TWO SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THE BACK SEAT ARE BROKEN. THERE SHOULD BE TWO RED PLASTIC GUIDES THAT GUIDE THE LATCH PLATE INTO THE BUCKLE AND ONE GUIDE IS MISSING ON BOTH OUTER SEATING POSITIONS IN THE BACK SEAT. I CAN SEND PICTURES IF NEEDED. MY DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL BE REPORTING HERS UNDER HER VIN NUMBER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) REMEDIED AT THE DARCARS DEALER, THE IGNITION KEY BATTERY EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE WITH THE KEY THEY MADE AN ADDITIONAL COPY AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT IT BEING PROGRAMMED IN TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
THE 3RD ROW SEATING BUCKLES IN OUR JEEP COMMANDER BEGAN TO STICK ABOUT 6MOS AFTER PURCHASE. WE NOTICED THE BUCKLE WOULD STICK UNDER THE 3RD ROW SEATING AND THEN THE BUCKLE WOULD NO LONGER UNLATCH AT TIMES. THE BELT WOULD LATCH INTO THE BUCKLE, BUT WOULD GET STUCK INSIDE EVEN WHILE PUSHING THE RELEASE BUTTON. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE BUCKLE STICKING THE BUCKLE WOULD ALSO UNLATCH AT ANYTIME WITHOUT PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON (WHILE MOVING AND WHILE STATIONARY). DURING THIS TIME THE BUCKLE WAS UNSTABLE AND WE CHOSE TO USE THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR THE MAJORITY OF CAR RIDES, BUT AS WE HAVE A LARGE FAMILY USE OF THE BELT WAS NECESSARY. AT ONE POINT THE BUCKLE BECAME STUCK WHILE MY SON WAS RESTRAINED BY THE BELT. WE HAD TO PRY THE BELT OUT OF THE BUCKLE. FROM THIS POINT ON THE BUCKLE WOULD NO LONGER LATCH. A FEW MONTHS LATER WE NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE BUCKLE WOULD RELEASE AT ANY TIME, (MOBILE OR STATIONARY). THE BUCKLE WOULD ALSO STICK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE AT TIMES. IT APPEARS THE PASSENGER SIDE BUCKLE IS NOW UNSAFE AND HAVING THE SAME ISSUES THE DRIVER SIDE BUCKLE CAUSED. THE 3RD ROW SEATING IS ATTACHED TO THE BUCKLES IN A WAY IT SEEMS TO CAUSE THESE ISSUES WITH THE BUCKLE. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON GOOGLE FORUMS AND COMPLAINT SITES. THE BUCKLES ARE FAILING DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. THE 3RD ROW SEATING CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE BUCKLES. OVER TIME THESE BUCKLES NEED REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE BUCKLE RELEASES WITHOUT BEING RELEASED AND WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEA
THERE WAS A VALVE SEAT THAT FELL OUT OF THE HEAD WHICH CAUSED MAJOR INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. THIS MOTOR ONLY HAD 120K MILES ON IT AND DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, SHUT OFF AND THEN WHEN IT WAS STARTED AGAIN IT HAD THE ISSUE.
MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS BROKEN AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT BROKE. IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE AS SIMPLE AS WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE, AS IT IS 10 YEARS OLD. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND/OR A CRASH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, WHILE THE CONTACT DROVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHOM PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO ADVISE THAT AFTER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PERFORMED BY BARNETT JEEP DEALER IN WHITE BARY LAKE MINNESOTA, PHONE NUMBER: 651-482-6100, THE FAILURE REOCCURRED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. ...UPDATED 10/19/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED NO CODES OULD BE FOUND. *JS
ALL LIGHT FLASH OFF AND ON RANDOMLY SOMETIMES LEAVING THE GAUGES AND AC NOT WORKING THEN RETURN AND LEAVE THE EAS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. PULLING THE CODE REVEAL A U1403 AND U1411 CODE. WHEN BUMPS ARE HIT OR THE AC IS ON THE LIGHTS FLASH AND SOMETIME WIGGLING THE IGNITION SWITCH STOPS THE FLASHING OTHER TIMES IT IS RANDOM AND SOMETIME MORE SPORADIC, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM THE CAR IGNITION CAN BE SHUT OFF AND THE RESTARTED SOMETIMES IT STOPS THE TROUBLE..
WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT 70MPH IN MIDDLE LANE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CHIMES THAT PRECEDED THE EVENT. AFTER PULLING OVER AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE JEEP STARTED NORMALLY. THE KEY RING ONLY HAD THE JEEP KEY AND THE VALET KEY, AND I FAR AWAY FROM THE DASHBOARD.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE JEEP, THE ENGINE KEEPS TURNING OVER WHILE THE MOTOR WILL NOT START. DOES IT RANDOMLY.
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON RT3 HEADING WEST TOWARDS WEST CHESTER PA PASSING BY PROVIDENCE ROAD I WAS GOING ABOUT 55MPH WHEN MY JEEP SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE (THIS WAS VERY SCARY). I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY GOT MY JEEP STARTED AGAIN. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AGAIN MY JEEP SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN A FEW SECONDS LATER. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. *TR
THE U-JOINTS ARE WORN AND THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT JOINTS. IT IS A DEALER ITEM AND NEED TO GET A NEW DRIVE SHAFT FOR THE FRONT AND REAR ON A 4X4 JEEP COMMANDER.YOU NOTICE THE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN DIFFERENT SPEEDS DUE TO THE BAD U-JOINTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE WITH THE STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CUT WIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE TWELVE WARNING CODES WERE PRODUCED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHO FOUND A "P0 433 CAM SENSOR CODE" FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND RANDOMLY STALLED MORE THAN TWICE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED CHANGE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH POSITION WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF A DEALER MAY DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME IT RAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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