2008 Jeep Commander complaints

THIS IS A REPEAT PROBLEM PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED I KEEP BRINGING INTO THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAS BEEN TOWED, DRIVEN, ETC. DATA RECORDER. NEW IGNITION INSTALLED, NEW WIRES INSTALLED, RELAY SWITCH INSTALLED NOW THEY WANT TO TRY TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THEY ARE JUST GUESSING THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. TIME TO GO DRIVE MY DEATH TRAP....DOESN'T START SOMETIMES, AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE THAT OUT...TODAY, WHILE I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON 95 MY JEEP JUST ACCELERATED OUT OF NO WHERE; AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE AND SKID OFF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS, AND NO TURN SIGNALS. NO DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER, THANKFULLY, CARS STILL HAVE THE TRADITIONAL SPEEDOMETER. LETS SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS TIME AROUND. YOUR RIGHT ROUTE 1 JEEP THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND ITS SAFE TO DRIVE...MAYBE CHRYSLER WILL GET THERE ACT TOGETHER AND LEARN FROM GM! READING ME INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PULL MY CAR OFF THE ROAD IN CASE OF ENGINE SHUT DOWN IS UNACCEPTABLE! HOW DO I HANDLE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND LACK OF BLINKERS AND LIGHTS? I HAVE HAD IGNITION/STARTING ISSUES FOR YEARS NOW; I HAVE THEM DEALT WITH AT THE DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND HAVE ALSO SPENT MONEY AT A PRIVATE GARAGE TO FIX THE "PROBLEMS" *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH SEIZED ON THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE DELAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 02/05/15*LJ UPDATED 02/20/15*JB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. DJR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN INTO THE START POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE HORN, RADIO, AND CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED TO WORK. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V537000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,260.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRIC FEATURES ON THE DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 27 NOV, AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A 2-LANE HIGHWAY. WE WERE TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH WHEN THE JEEP MADE A ?CLUNK? SOUND, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, GOT OUT AND DID A QUICK EXTERNAL CHECK TO TRY AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG. I GOT BACK IN AND TRIED TO START THE JEEP AGAIN, AND IT DID START UP. WE CAUTIOUSLY PROCEEDED BACK TO OUR HOTEL AND I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED UP THE NEAREST JEEP DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE JEEP DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE JEEP, BUT THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON OUR JEEP WAS LOOSE, WHICH COULD ALLOW IT TO SLIP FROM THE ON POSITION TO THE ACC POSITION WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP WHILE DRIVING. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED THAT WE REMOVE ALL KEY CHAINS FROM THE KEY, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. JUST TWO DAYS LATER, ON 29 NOV, WE HAD ANOTHER DANGEROUS INCIDENT. THIS TIME, WE WERE ON THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3-LANE INTERSTATE. WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 70 MPH WHEN I AGAIN HEARD THE LOUD ?CLUNK?, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND TRIED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE LANE

VEHICLE WOULD START. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS WORKED. DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS AT THE STARTER. FIRST INCIDENT WAS APRIL 2013. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN DECEMBER 2014. BOTH TIMES LEFT STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

IT SEEM THAT THE MAJORITY / EVERY JEEP COMMANDER OR G. CHEROKEE HAS GONE THROUGH ONE OR MORE RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO EVEN FIND A STEERING RACK TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE... AS IF THAT WILL LAST LONG. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS IF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH ISSUES WITH THESE NEWER JEEPS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A 2005 OR NEWER JEEP AGAIN! CHRYSLER HAS REALLY DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS AND COMPLETELY RUINED A GREAT NAME FOR JEEP AND THEIR PRODUCTS. THIS JEEP IS FALLING APART AT NOT EVEN 80K MILES. IF I HAD TO PAY SOMEONE - THE DEALER /"STEALER" TO REPLACE ALL THE DEFECTIVE PARTS I WOULD HAVE TO SELL MY HOME. I HAVE BUCKETS AND BUCKETS OF PARTS (RUBBER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, BALL JOINTS, SEIZED BRAKE COMPONENTS ETC ETC) AND NOW THIS. NOTHING CAN BE WORKED ON, IF YOU TAKE IT APART YOU BETTER BUY A NEW ONE. EVERYTHING IS THROW AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED DEACTIVATING THE AUTOMATIC START CONTROL; HOWEVER,THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

2008 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED CHANGE IN IGNITION SWITCH POSITION WHILE DRIVING. * TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH WHEN, ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE IN FUEL SAVER MODE, SHE STARTED UP A SLIGHT GRADE AND ENGINE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE NOR THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITH OUT ANY WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. AS OF TODAY'S DATE 10/02/2014 THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER WILL NOT START. I STILL HAVE POWER TO MY RADIO, POWER LOCKS AND SEATS, LIGHTS WORK. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BOTH BEEN CHECKED AND ARE RUNNING FINE. THE TRUCK WILL START IF IT IS JUMPED. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. TURNS OUT IT IS THE SOLENOID WIRE WHICH APPARENTLY HAS POOR WEATHER PROOFING AND CORRODES AFTER SOME TIME. NOW I NEED TO BRING IT IN AND PAY FOR THIS FIX OUT OF POCKET SO THAT I HAVE A SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY. THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, SEEING AS HOW THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE REFER TO THIS SITE, WHERE I FOUND ALL THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/HELP-2008-COMMANDER-WONT-START-CHRONIC-ISSUE-1107823/. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL DOORS, AND WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

1) THE SEAT BELT CASING BREAKS AWAY FROM THE SEAT BELT MAKING IT DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO INSERT AND CONNECT SEAT BELT INTO RECEPTACLE. 2) INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE (REAR PASSENGER) SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING, NOT ALLOWING PASSENGER TO EXIT VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER NECESSARY EMERGENCY EXIT SCENARIO. *TR

MY JEEP WON'T START. BATTERY IS GOOD, LIGHTS ECT...COME ON BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE A SOUND. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOW IT WON'T START AGAIN. I'VE SEEN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND SEEMS TO BE A CORROSION ISSUE WITH SOME WIRES? THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED! I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 11/14/14*CN UPDATED 8/12/2015*JS

MY CAR- I WAS ABLE START IT TWICE AFTER A FEW SIMPLE TEST.- I MADE SURE THE BATTERY CABLE/TERMINALS WERE TIGHT, I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF, AND I THEN CUT IT OFF. ON THE 3RD TIME IT DID NOTHING. NO DASH LIGHT RADIO, NO A/C, WINDOWS NOT WORKING. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SO BATTERY IS FINE. THE KEY WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE STARTER WORKS. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WENT OUT. WHEN I LOOKED IT UP ON THE WWW IT SHOWED A LOT OF SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR. *TR

MY CAR STARTED TWICE AND THEN CUT OFF. AFTER THE 3RD TIME IT DID NOTHING. NO DASH LIGHT RADIO OR ANYTHING WILL WORK. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SO BATTERY IS FINE. THE KEY WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. *TR

DRIVING ON STRAIGHT RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT 35 MPH. ABRUPT POWER LOSS TO VEHICLE OCCURRED. GAS GAUGE WENT FROM HALF FULL TO BELOW EMPTY. DIFFICULT STEERING AND BRAKING. VEHICLE COASTED ENOUGH TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A SIDE STREET. STOPPED VEHICLE, REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION, PUT THE KEY BACK IN, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. EXACT SCENARIOS REPORTED IN THE NEWS. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2008 MODEL AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL THAT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED WHEREBY THE RECALL YEAR STOPPED AT 2007. . *TR

IGNITION WAS VERY LOOSE AND WOULD EVEN START WITH JUST TOUCHING THE KEY WITHOUT TURNING IT. WOULD ALSO TURN OFF WITH JUST A TOUCH OF THE KEY. IT SOON GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS NOT MAKING CONNECTION AND WOULD NOT START FROM TIME TO TIME. WHICH STRANDED ME AND MY FAMILY SEVERAL TIMES FAR FROM HOME. AFTER CHANGING MANY THINGS ON THE JEEP I DECIDED TO TAKE IT ON A FAMILY VACATION WHERE IT WOULD NOT START AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK HOME TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION MODULE WHICH THEY REPLACED FOR $600. THE JEEP IS RUNNING GREAT NOW. AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. IT SAT IN THE GARAGE HERE AT HOME FOR MONTHS AND I THOUGHT ABOUT TRADING IT IN BUT I DID NOT WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO GET STUCK OR HURT FROM IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE IGNITION WAS INDEPENDENTLY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WE JUST BOUGHT OUR JEEP AND IN THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD IT STALLED FOR NO REASON. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM. IT HAS SINCE STALLED 5 OR 6 TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND AM AFRAID TO LET MY TEENAGE SON DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK AND THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. NO LIGHTS, POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, NO POWER WINDOWS TO PUT MY HAND OUT TO WAVE CARS AROUND ME. CAR ALSO STALLS IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING UP. ALSO ANOTHER RECURRING ISSUE IS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTING UP AND FLASHING, TOTAL POWER LOSS--NO POWER IN GAS PEDAL, CAR STOPS, AND THEN SUDDENLY KICKS BACK IN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I MUST PAY $99.50 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN RE-STARTED THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL FORWARD OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 8/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE THE KEY WOULD SWITCH TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. UPDATED 09/11/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

LAST SUMMER SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE NICELY MAINTAINED VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP I WAS DRIVING ALONG SUBDIVISION STREET AND THAT VEHICLE TURNED OFF. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND GET GAS I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD.-----MAYBE I DID SOMETHING. THE SECOND TIME MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A FIVE LANE BUSY COMMERCIAL STREET AND IT TURNED OFF. AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO EASILY COACH HIM THROUGH IT AND IT STARTED UP. THIS TIME WE TOLD MY HUSBAND WHO WORKS IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. HE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE AND CAME UP WITH THE IDEA THAT IT WAS THE EXTRA KEYS THAT WERE ON THE IGNITION KEY RING. SEEMED LOGICAL SOMETIMES I DO HAVE A BUNCH OF EXTRA KEYS ON MY RING ----BUT I REMEMBER THINKING THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE EXTRA KEYS ON THAT OCCASION. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN------UNTIL YESTERDAY. DAUGHTER DRIVING----IN A PARKING LOT----THOUGHT SHE RAN OUT OF GAS. NO EXTRA KEYS----NO WARNING LIGHTS-----NOTHING ------JUST STOPS RUNNING. HUSBAND LAST TO DRIVE CAR THE DAY BEFORE----NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. DAUGHTER GETS IN CAR CHECKS DASHBOARD INDICATORS FOR GAS ---DETERMINES SHE HAS ENOUGH TO GET HER TO WORK AND DRIVES IN A REMOTE PARKING SPACE. WHILE LEAVING THE LONG LOT HER CAR DIES AT THE EXIT OF THE COUNTY WATER PARK. THE PARK IS CLOSED EVERYONE LEAVES AND SHE IS THERE ALONE THINKING SHE IS OUT OF GAS. HUSBAND COMES PUTS FIVE GALLONS IN STARTS UP WITH NO PROBLEM--DRIVES TO GAS STATION AND THE CAR WILL ONLY TAKE $10. IT WAS NOT OUT OF GAS-------THE

PURCHASED 3/11. 6/11 MYSELF/3 OTHERS WERE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE. DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK/OPEN, WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK, WOULDN'T START. WE WERE HELD HOSTAGE FOR 5 MIN WHEN IT START UP AND EVERYTHING WORKED. 6/11 EXITED-LEFT THE KEYS ON SEAT 30 SEC LATER LIGHTS INSIDE FLICKERED, DOORS LOCKED, HORN HONKED. 7/2011 DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH IT MOMENTARILY SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 3 SEC AND TURNED ITS SELF-BACK ON. THIS CAUSED A DRASTIC DROP IN SPEED BEFORE IT RESTARTED. 7/11 DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS VERY WET FROM RAIN ENTERING THE TRUCK. 7/11 DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WITNESSED WATER COMING DOWN THE DRIVER'S SIDE PILLAR NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD. 4/12 ATTEMPTED TO START IT. EVERYTHING WORKED BUT WOULDN'T START 20 MIN LATER STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS HAPPENED 7 TIMES SINCE. 3/14 PARKED FOR 2 MIN WOULDN'T RESTART. HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY STARTED IT RIGHT UP. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG . WENT TO PICK IT UP AND IT WOULDN'T START. SO THEY STARTED REPLACING THINGS HOPING THEY COULD FIND A PROBLEM. NEW BATTERY-OLD BATTERY WAS GOOD, FUSES, STARTER, RELAYS AND OUT OF THE BLUE TWO DAYS LATER IT STARTED UP EVEN AFTER ATTEMPTS AFTER THE FIXES 5/13 ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT, WIPERS, WIPER SPRAYER, HORN, BLINKERS, DASH LIGHTS, REAR PARK ASSIST ALL STOPPED WORKING. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT WITH NONE OF THESE. 4/14 THIS HAPPENED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS. 5/14 THIS HAPPENED AGAIN FOR 5 DAYS. I HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIPS ABOUT RECALLS AND ALWAYS TOLD NO AND TO BRING IT IN AT $

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AND A CAR CAME OUT IN FRONT OF HER FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND THEY HIT. THE OTHER CAR'S AIR BAGS ALL WENT OFF. MY JEEP NOT ONE AIR BAG WENT OFF AFTER TOTALING THE FRONT END GOING THROUGH A DITCH HITTING A GUARD RAIL ETC. POLICE BUT ON REPORT THEY WENT OFF JUST TOOK IT AS THEY SHOULD OF BECAUSE OF HOW BAD SHE WAS HIT. MY DAUGHTER HAS BACK PROBLEMS THE OTHER PERSON CRACKED HIP HAD TO HAVE BACK SURGERY. MY DAUGHTER HAS TO HAVE SURGERY TO BUT THEY WOULDN'T OK IT AT TIME SO NOW APPLYING FOR DISABILITY UNABLE TO WORK. WE HAVE EVERY RECALL THAT YOU HAVE LIST ON HERE WRONG WITH OUR JEEP AND MORE. IT STARTS TO REV UP AS IF PUTTING GAS ON WHILE HOLDING BRAKE OR WHILE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, I WAS IN CAR WAITING FOR CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO GO WITH FOOT ON BRAKE IT JERKED SO HARD I THOUGHT I GOT KIT IN THE BACK. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO HAVE TESTS RUN ON THE JEEP AND THEY COME BACK SAYING NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SO LOOKING TO TRADE IN BUT THE POLICE REPORT WRONG TRYING TO GET THAT FIXED.SINCE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON MIGHT STAY ON OR GO OFF AND ON. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS BUT TOLD THEY CAN'T CHECK UNLESS TAKE APART ETC TO LOOK AT THEM. THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF IN ACCIDENT. THE TIRE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME.SO I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY JEEP WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN IT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR THE RECALLS THEY SAY NOT FOR OUR JEEP VIN # AND REFUSE TO FIX THEM HAVE ASKED OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME JEEP AND THEY ALL GOT SAME

WATER LEAKS IN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DURING RAIN. THERE IS ABOUT 1 CUP OF WATER ON THE FLOOR MAT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS LOOKS TO BECOMING FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. DRIVER SIDE SPEAKER IS MAKING A POPPING SOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF A YEAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 6/17/14*CN UPDATED 8/1/17*CN

THE CAR STARTS ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT A KEY!! IT DOES NOT HAVE REMOTE START, BUT I WILL BE WALKING AWAY FROM MY PARKED SHUT OFF CAR OR UP IN MY KITCHEN AND HEAR MY CAR SOUNDING LIKE THE PEDAL IS DOWN TO THE MEDAL. IT'S NOT JUST RUNNING, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BLOW-UP! IT'S HAPPENED 5 TIMES, MOST RECENTLY 2 DAYS AGO. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY IS RACING THE ENGINE BUT IT'S IN PARK AND THE CAR WAS OFF. SOMETIMES IT'S HOURS LATER, OTHER TIMES WITHIN 20 MIN OF SHUT OFF. IT SCARES ME THAT IT WILL START DRIVING OR CATCH FIRE IN MY GARAGE!! THE CAR LITERALLY TURNS ITSELF ON!! AND IT'S NOT JUST ELECTRICAL BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING!! I HAS 65000 MILES AND STARTED ACTING WEIRD AROUND 20000 WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CAR WOULD JUST SHIFT DOWN MID-DRIVE. IT WAS SCARING ME THAT MY CAR'S ENGINE WOULD SHIFT ITSELF DOWN D/TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. NOW IT'S ON AND OFF ON IT'S OWN!! PLEASE HELP!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 05/12/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT, AND THEN COME BACK ON, PERIODICALLY. UPDATED 05/15/14 *TR

IN THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 58 MPH, AN ONCOMING CAR THREW A ROCK UP AND CHIPPED OUR WINDSHIELD. WE HAD THIS CHIP REPAIRED BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. A WEEK OR SO LATER, ANOTHER ROCK WAS THROWN UP AND CHIPPED OUR WINDSHIELD AGAIN WHILE GOING AROUND 55 MPH. IN THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY WHILE LEAVING OUR HOUSE, ABOUT 2 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, OUR PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. (ABOUT A 12+ INCH CRACK.) ON OUR WAY HOME THAT DAY ANOTHER ROCK WAS THROWN AND CHIPPED THAT WINDSHIELD WHILE GOING AROUND 55 MPH. WE CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THAT WINDSHIELD REPLACED BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. NOW ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER ROCK WAS THROWN UP AND CHIPPED OUR BRAND NEW WINDSHIELD GOING 60 MPH. I HAVE LOOKED UP OTHER COMMANDER REVIEWS AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND QUITE AN INCONVENIENCE FOR COMMANDER OWNERS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WE HAD A VERY HARD RAIN AND WHEN I WENT TO MY JEEP THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR WAS FULL OF WATER. I STARTED MY JEEP UP AND MY RADIO SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING. BEFORE I PURCHASED THE JEEP CHRYSLER HAD TO FIX A WATER PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS FLOODING THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND THEY HAD TO FIX THE SPEAKERS BECAUSE THE BACK SPEAKERS WERE NOT WORKING. NOW I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER IN FEB 2009. IT HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IN NOVEMBER 2013 (ON THANKSGIVING MORNING) DROVE IT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME BACK IT DIDN'T START. HAS TO CALL A TOW TRUCK, OVER THE HOUR WHILE I WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK IT DIDN'T START AND I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC CAUSE THE CHRYSLER SERVICE STATION WAS CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING THROUGH DEC 2ND. THE MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE TRUCK ON 11/28 FRIDAY AND IT STARTED. HE HAS HAD THE TRUCK SINCE 11/28 AND EVERY TIME HE GOES TO START IT, IT STARTS WHICH DOESN'T HELP ME CAUSE HE CAN'T PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER SERVICE STATION AND THEY CAN'T TAKE ME UNTIL 12/11. BIGGER QUESTION IS WHY ISN'T MY TRUCK INCLUDED IN THE CHRYSLER # H03 RECALL? IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL, YET WHEN I CALL CHRYSLER THEY TELL ME MY 2008 JEEP ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL AND THE 2008 RECALL INCLUDES THE JEEP. IT'S AN AMBIGUOUS DECISION AND LEAVES PEOPLE IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS. MY TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED UNLESS IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE IN A SERVICE STATION SO IT CAN BE DOCUMENTED BY A COMPUTER. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BY DODGE / CHRYSLER TO FIX IT WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE. *TR

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE 3RD ROW HAVE BASICALLY COME APART. WE HAVE ONE ON THE SECOND ROW THAT IS BEGINING TO MALFUNCTION AS WELL. BIG PROBLEM WHEN I HABE 3 CHILDREN THAT I TAKE TO & FROM SCHOOL & EVENTS!! BIG PROBLEM!! *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2013 AT 10:00AM, I WENT TO START MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I WAS GETTING A "DAMAGED KEY" OR "WRONG KEY" ERROR MESSAGE. MY HUSBAND CAME FROM HIS JOB TO ALSO START IT. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START VERY INTERMITTENTLY. WE DECIDED THAT I WOULD LEAVE WORK TO TAKE THE CAR HOME TO TRY THE SPARE KEY. IT ALSO DID NOT WORK. AT 1:00PM ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE CAR AS NEEDING A NEW KEY FOB. I LET THEM KNOW THAT I FIRMLY BELIEVED THEY WERE INCORRECT AND THAT IT WAS THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE. THEY PROCEEDED WITH THE KEY FOB. ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FOLLOW UP ON THE STATUS OF MY CAR. THEY NOTED THAT IT WAS NOT THE KEY FOB, BUT THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE LIKE I SAID THE DAY PRIOR. THE DEALERSHIP LET ME KNOW THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND I WAS NUMBER 103 ON THE WAITLIST. AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THE ISSUE WITH THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE IS VERY COMMON WITH JEEPS. I HAVE NOW CALLED JEEP FOUR TIMES (SEPTEMBER 18TH - TWICE; SEPTEMBER 19TH - TWICE) AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE RETURN CALL TO BRING RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT DOES NOT RUN AND NO ANSWERS ON WHEN TO EXPECT A PART....A PART THAT HAS HAD A LOT OF ISSUES FOR JEEP OWNERS. WHERE IS JEEP'S RESPONSIBILITY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS? THE LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ANSWERS IS VERY DISHEARTENING. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAR JUST SHUTS OFF ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE. IT RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE IT. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 30 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS MY WIFE AND I MOSTLY JUGGLE OUR OTHER VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR SMALL CHILDREN. THIS LAST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS 9/09/2013 WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 60MPH. I NARROWLY ESCAPED A POTENTIALLY HORRIFIC ACCIDENT WITH A COUPLE EIGHTEEN WHEELERS. I PUSHED IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY MYSELF. EVENTUALLY IT STARTED LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO AN OFFRAMP WHERE IT STOPPED AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED AND IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, NOW I SEE BY LOOKING ONLINE THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM ASTONISHED THAT CHRYSLER WOULD ALLOW THIS TO BE HAPPENING AND KNOWINGLY PUT US ALL IN DANGER. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF MY JEEP STALLING WHILE DRIVING. RANGE IN SPEEDS ARE FROM 5 - 60MPH. CHANGED A COMPUTER AND STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION RUNNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO A WATERWAY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SWOLLEN ANKLE AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE WATER AND TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000.