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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 Dec 10, 2014FL

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

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 1, 2014140,000 milesID

I WAS TRAVELING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND I DISENGAGED TO WORK AROUND SOME SLOWER CARS. WHEN I RE ENGAGED THE SPEED CONTROL IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT DOWN TO LOWER GEARS AND SPED AHEAD TO AROUND 80 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE IT. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *JS

Electrical System
Filed Nov 30, 2014109,141 milesAZ

ON 2/11/14 TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE STARTER MOTOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND IT HAD TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER MOTOR AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. AFTER THIS THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND I WOULD THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I SHOULD NOT HAD TO PAY FOR ANY OF THIS. BUT I DID. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SHORT IN THE HARNESS PART #5143387AA. ALSO, THE SAID THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WAS CAUSING AIR BAG LIGHT TO GO ON. THIS WAS A DEFECT. I BELIEVE THAT IF THESE ARE RECALLS AND SAFETY ISSUES FROM CHRYSLER AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THEM I WOULD THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR TAKING CARE OF THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMETHING BAD REALLY HAPPENED. I AM ALWAYS MAINTAINING MY VEHICLE AND I AM VERY GLAD THAT I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A EMAIL BACK AND HOPEFULLY A REFUND FOR PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECORDS AND RECEIPTS IF YOU NEED COPIES. THANK YOU *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 25, 2014193,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Power Train
Filed Nov 22, 201450,000 milesPA

MY SERVICE PARK ASSIST LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING ON AND OFF FOR YEARS. IT WILL STALL OUT OF NO WHERE AND NOTHING WORKS. TODAY I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT IS MY ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON, ALMOST ALL OF THESE JEEPS HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Nov 19, 2014SC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V438000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT PART AVAILABILITY AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 19, 2014SC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 18, 2014MA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO STATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN

Electrical System
Filed Nov 17, 201491,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS ALSO UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 17, 2014TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE PARTS WERE STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. UPDATED 01/12/15*LJ UPDATED 06/3/2015 *JS

Electrical System
Filed Nov 13, 2014NJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 12, 2014NC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME TO RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Engine
Filed Nov 10, 201444,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Nov 6, 2014105,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 6, 201437,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 5, 2014CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 3, 2014AZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 31, 201445,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V138000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Oct 22, 201432,520 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND RECODED THE CYLINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND CODE WAS CLEARED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND A NEW COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,520. UPDATED 11/20/14*CN UPDATED 8/17/15 *JS

Electrical System
Filed Oct 19, 201467,499 milesNY

DURING RAIN CAR JUMPS TO 2500 WHILE SITTING AT LIGHT BOUGHT TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES THEY SAY THEY CANT FIND PROBLEM ALSO HAS ROUGH IDLE DURING RAIN. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Oct 8, 2014VA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire1 injured
Filed Oct 6, 2014100,352 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SIGNAL LIGHT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIGNAL LIGHT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,352.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 3, 2014OH

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

Engine
Filed Oct 3, 2014107,000 milesGA

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER, 5.7L HEMI AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON INTERSTATE 16 AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 HOURS WITH MY TWO MINOR CHILDREN SEATBELTED IN THE BACK. WE WERE APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES FROM HOME. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC DUE TO A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, AND RAINY WEATHER. I RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND MY ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED FROM DRIVING BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO POWER TO ANYTHING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND TO STOP. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND I FOUND THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS IN THE NORMAL RANGE AND THE OIL APPEARED CLEAN. THE ANTIFREEZE IN THE RESERVOIR WAS IN THE NORMAL RANGE AND THERE WAS NO BUBBLING. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, POWER STEERING FLUID, AND BRAKE FLUID WERE ALSO WITHIN NORMAL RANGES. AFTER ANOTHER TRY, IT RESTARTED, THEN THERE WAS A LOUD METAL CLANKING SOUND THEN COPIOUS SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED NORMAL. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND STARTED MAKING PHONE CALLS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE LIGHTNING COMPLICATING THE SITUATION. WE ARRANGED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TRANSPORT US TO A NEARBY HOTEL, AND THE NEXT DAY I TOWED THE JEEP BACK HOME USING A UHAUL TRUCK. MECHANICS HAVE DETERMINED THAT A PISTON HEAD

Electrical System
Filed Sep 30, 2014112,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 26, 2014IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Engine
Filed Sep 25, 201487,000 milesGA

I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR OVER A 1.5 YEARS. I'VE ONLY HAD THE JEEP FOR 2 YEARS. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE JERKS AND PUTTS, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVENTUALLY FLASHES AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF. CHRYSLER JEEP HAS NOT, TO THIS DAY, BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM EVEN WITH CHRYSLER ENGINEERS. THEY HAVE KEPT MY CAR FOR WEEKS AT A TIME TO NO RESOLVE. THEY HAVE TRIED REPLACING MULTIPLE PARTS JUST TO SEE IF IT WORKS. ON A FEW OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT CHRYSLER CORPORATE WILL NO LONGER ASSIST ME WITH THIS CASE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Sep 25, 2014IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Sep 18, 2014127,000 milesIL

DRIVING TO WORK AT THE NORMAL SPEED, MY VEHICLE JUST TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CAR BEHIND ME HITTING ME. I AM DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WHEN I WENT TO CHRYSLER & CALLED SEVERAL TIMES, I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF LUCK & COULDN'T BE HELPED. I WAS EVEN HUNG UP ON. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BESIDES CONTACTING THE NEWS & HIRING AN ATTORNEY, WHICH ISN'T IN MY BUDGET. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME? *TR

Electrical System
Filed Sep 18, 2014100,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND THERE WAS A DELAYED BRAKE RESPONSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V38000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Engine
Filed Sep 16, 2014120,000 milesTX

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER I FIRST STARTED HAVING AN IDLING PROBLEM IN AUGUST 2013. I TOOK IN TO ALLEN SAMUELS THEY DID A TUNE-UP IT WAS FINE UNTIL MARCH OF 2014. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON I TOOK BACK TO ALLEN SAMUELS FOR IDLE PROBLEM & STALLING AS WELL. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY FIRST STATED FAN CLUTCH, HAD A FAN CLUTCH INSTALLED. AFTER A WEEK LATER STILL STALLING TOOK BACK TO ALLEN SAMUEL THEY THEN STATED WIRING HARNESS $1300 & THEM KEEPING IT A WEEK WITH NO LOANER. SOON AS MY MOM LEFT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T EVEN MAKE IT HOME WHICH WAS 10 MILES AWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON NEXT DAY BACK TO DEALERSHIP BY IT BEING A SATURDAY NO SKILL TECH IN IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I SAW A RECALL ON STALLING ENGINE. TUESDAY BACK TO DEALERSHIP CHRYSLER CALLED ALLEN SAMUELS THEY STATED NOT THE SAME AS THE RECALL. ALLEN SAMUEL KEPT MY TRUCK SEVERAL DAYS THEN STATED WATER IN TANK. THEY EMPTIED TANK & CLEAN IT. I HAD SERVICE MANAGER TEST DRIVE BEFORE LEAVING ITS WAS STILL STALLING WAS TOLD TO CHANGE GAS FUEL, DRIVE A COUPLE OF DAYS & BRING BACK. CALLED CHRYSLER AGAIN TO COMPLAIN THEY ADVISED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY RECOMMEND AFTER AM EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR $300 I WAS TOLD TO SEE THE SALES MANAGER FOR A NEW VEHICLE. I SINCE HAVE HAD FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED, SPARK PLUGS CHANGED, BOOTS CHANGED, NEW BATTERY, NEW WATER PUMP. IT IS STILL IDLING & STALLING. I REALLY WOULD LOVE FOR SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG &

Engine
Filed Sep 15, 201499,752 milesTX

9/13/14 AT 0945, THE VEHICLES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STARTED STALLING. VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO FIRESTONE AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE(ENGINE ANALYSIS). MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BESIDE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY. WE HAD THE THROTTLE CLEANED. 9/13/14 AT 1325 WHILE TRAVELING ON MULTI-LANE FREE WAY. VEHICLE STALLED AND CHOKED SMOKED. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AND MERGE ON TO AN EXIT AND STALLED AGAIN, SEVERAL TIME BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE OUT THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER FIRESTONE. AT THAT TIME ANOTHER ENGINE ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED. AFTER A FEW HOURS WE WE'RE INFORM THAT CYLINDER 1, 2, AND 4 WERE LOST/FAILED. ALSO THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NOTICE DURING A NORMAL CHECK-UP AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIXED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE. *TR

Engine
Filed Sep 15, 20146,200 milesIL

DRIVING AT 58-60MPH CAR STALLED VERY BRIEFLY,A SECOND OR SO, CHIMED ONCE AND THEN KEPT GOING, AFTER ABOUT 1/2HR DRIVING SAME SPEED MY CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING, STALLED,WE ACTUALLY LURCHED FORWARD IN OUR SEAT, THEN 40 MIN LATER CAR DID IT AGAIN. 3 TIMES TOTAL. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT MY CAR OFF AND THEN DROVE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 28, 2014132,800 milesVA

I TRIED TO START MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER AND IT WOULD ONLY CLICK. I GOT A TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE MESSAGE IN THE MESSAGE CENTER. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORKED EXCEPT THE IGNITION. NO ODB CODES APPEARED. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT FAILED TO START AGAIN. AT THIS TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. I HAVE GONE ON THE JEEP COMMANDER FORUM AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. SOME COMMANDER OWNERS HAVE BEEN STRANDED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SOME OWNERS HAVE SPENT LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED, WITH NO SUCCESS. THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 7, 201480,000 milesMD

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED EDITION 4X4 AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ALL POWER FEATURES INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL LOCK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. FORCED TO MANEUVER TO SHOULDER IF POSSIBLE (DANGEROUS) PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN RE-START. SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES SINCE 2010. HAVE SOUGHT INFORMATION FROM DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR AT MY OWN EXPENSE TO NO AVAIL. MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE ON ROAD TESTS, WHICH IS EXPECTED SINCE THE STALLING IS UNPREDICTABLE. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS 8/5/14 - COMPLETE ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING (APPROXIMATELY 40MPG), STEERING WHEEL AND ALL OTHER POWER FEATURES LOCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN RE-STARTED. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jul 31, 201450,000 milesNY

SINCE OWNER MY JEEP COMMANDER, IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR FOR ELECTRICAL AND LEAKING PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE HEAT/AC CONTROLS AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND NOW FOR THE 2ND TIME BECAUSE OF THE LEAKING SUNROOF, THE POWER WINDOWS DON'T WORK ANYMORE. IT HAS BEEN IN A FEW TIMES BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING THE WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN, THE ALARM GOES OFF AND THE BELL CHIMES TELLING ME THE REAR HATCH IS OPEN ALL AT THE SAME TIME LIKE THE CAR IS POSSESSED. I'M SURE THERE IS MORE BUT CANT RECALL ALL OF THEM AT THIS TIME. IT IS BECOMING A BIG PROBLEM. I THINK JEEP COMMANDERS SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE SO MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES!!! IT IS A LIITLE SCARY NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE WINDOWS. WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND YOU NEED TO GET OUT? I WILL NOW HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER FEW HUNDRED FOR REPAIRS. JUST NOT RIGHT.

Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)
Filed Jul 17, 2014200,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Engine
Filed Jul 15, 2014152,000 milesMD

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DINGS AND VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT STEERING WAS LOCKED UP. ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BAS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jul 11, 201438,000 milesNC

I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2012 AND EVER SINCE WITH EACH RAIN STORM MY INTERIOR FLOODS AND IT IS STARTING TO AFFECT ELECTRONICS. I HAVE SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM AFTER N23 RECALL AND VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT INTO 4 LO. I HAVE SERVICE PARK ASSIST AND TPMS WARNING AND HAD ALL FOUR SENSORS REPLACED WITH WARNING RECURRING. I RECENTLY STARTED LOSING ALL FOUR DOOR SPEAKERS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY SOUND HORRIBLE. DISPLAY ON RADIO IS STARTING TO GO BLACK AND DIM. I HAVE LIGHTS ON DASH DISPLAY FLASH ON AND OFF WHEN THEY WANT. I HAVE CRAZY RPM FLUCTUATION AT IDLE AND RECENTLY TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO SHIFT AND RPM FLUCTUATIONS WHEN CRUISING AT HWY SPEEDS. I HAVE BUMPED THE KEY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE IS ESSENTIALLY SHUT OFF AND STILL MOVING. MOST PROBLEMS HAVE JUST RECENTLY BEGUN AND HAVEN'T TAKEN TO DEALER YET BUT AFTER READING ABOUT MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND JEEP NOT OWNING UP TO ANY OF THEM, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CHASE PHANTOM PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER CAN'T RECREATE AND CHANGE PARTS AND HOPE IT FIXES THE PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAVE TO DRY THE VEHICLE OUT AFTER EVERY RAIN. I AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO WRITE IT OFF AS A LOSS AND BUY A NEW VEHICLE WHICH WILL NOT BE A JEEP. I GUESS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE FOR JEEP TO MAN UP AND ADMIT THEY MADE A TERRIBLE UNSAFE VEHICLE AND QUIT MAKING THEIR CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jul 1, 201495,000 milesAZ

SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE IN DECEMBER OF 2012, WE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WHERE THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING OR SEEMED TO STALL OUT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF INVESTIGATION WE REALIZED THAT OUR KNEES WERE IN PERFECT RANGE TO HIT THE KEY FOB/CHAIN AND FIGURED OUT THAT THE IGNITION HAD BEEN TURNED TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED AFTER WE FIGURED THIS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COMBINED 6 TIMES BETWEEN BOTH DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE, ONE WHO IS 5'1" AND THE OTHER WHO IS 5'8" TALL. UNFORTUNATELY EXACT DATES FOR ALL OCCURRENCES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR WOULD BE ROUGH ESTIMATES, BUT HAS OCCURRED AS RECENTLY AS APRIL 10 2014. WE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE COULD FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS ISSUE UNTIL JUST RECENTLY WHEN SEARCHING FOR RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE, OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE DONE SO IN THE PAST. *TR

Engine
Filed Jun 24, 2014130,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jun 22, 201430,000 milesCA

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THE IGNITION BEING TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE LEARNED NOT TO HANG ANYTHING FROM THE KEY WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT IS TOO EASY FOR A KNEE TO BUMP THE KEY AND TURN OFF THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME FOUR TIMES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. IT SHOULD BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jun 11, 2014150,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THIRTY MINUTES LATER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BTC CODES NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Power Train
Filed May 28, 201460,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT A FAULTY STARTER CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V20300 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Engine
Filed May 23, 201476,000 milesFL

THE ENGINE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BUT WOULD NOT START. HAD CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. VALVE SIX OF THE HEMI ENGINE (5.7 LITER) WAS DESTROYED BEYOND REPAIR DUE TO A LOOSENED VALVE SEAT. HAD TO HAVE ENGINE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $7500.00. *TR

Electrical System
Filed May 23, 201476,200 milesFL

WHEN YOU TRY TO START, IT WOULD TURN OVER AND CLICK, BUT NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 10 TIMES, IT WOULD FINALLY START. MY MECHANIC CHECKED THE BATTERY ( WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS OLD) AND IT WAS GOOD. HE CHANGED THE STARTED AND STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PUT IN ANOTHER STARTER, ASSUMING THE PART WAS BAD. STILL HAD SAME PROBLEM. JUST REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. CAR STARTED THIS MORNING AT HIS SHOP, BUT WOULD NOT START UNTIL I ATTEMPTED TO START IT ABOUT 10 TIMES AND IT FINALLY STARTED. AN INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM. *TR

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Filed May 21, 201410,000 milesIL

DRAIN TUBES LEAK INTO VEHICLE THRU UPPER HAND GRAB AND UNDER DASH DUE TO ROUTING OF TUBES... THEY CLOG VERY EASY AND VEHICLE OWNERS CANNOT SEE THEM OR HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THEM UNTIL A HEAVY RAIN LEAVES THE CAR FLOODED. MOST LIKELY ERODING WIRES UNDER DASH AND CAUSING MOLD IN CARPET. *TR

Engine
Filed May 1, 201452,000 milesMA

I PURCHASED THIS USED JEEP ON JANUARY 7, 2014. ONE WEEK LATER, THE JEEP STALLED IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN STALLED THE NEXT DAY ON A LOCAL STREET WHILE MY TEENAGERS WERE DRIVING TO SCHOOL. THEN STALLED IN TRAFFIC THE NEXT DAY WHILE I WAS TURNING ONTO A LOCAL STREET. THEN STALLED AGAIN PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SIX WEEKS. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, COILS, COMPUTER SYSTEM, WIRING SYSTEM, THROTTLE. I PICKED THE CAR UP AT THE END OF MARCH, 2014. THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND. IT STALLED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING WITH FOUR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR ON APRIL 26, 2014. IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON SUNDAY APRIL 27, 2014. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 28, 2014. THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY. IT IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Apr 24, 2014NM

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY/ SIDE STREETS VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. MAKING IT HARD TO BRAKE AND STEER. VERY SCARY WHEN YOUR IN TRAFFIC AT 70 MILES HR. AND YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TOOK IT IN TO CHRYSLER DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS VEHICLE. ALL THESE PROBLEMS SURFACED AFTER DOING THE DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE RECALL. GOT A SECOND OPINION AND DEALER GAVE ME A LIST TUNE-UP, COILS, TRAIN SERVICE, ETC. WOW THESE DEALERS WANT TO MAKE SOME CASH. HAD A THIRD OPINION AND MECHANIC SAYS ALL CODES ARE RELATED TO MODULE. NOW SHOULDN'T DEALER BE AWARE OF THIS AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Power Train
Filed Apr 21, 2014115,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWENTY TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

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