2008 Jeep Commander complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ABNORMALLY AND DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE ETC AND ESP WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY TWICE AND THE COMPUTER WAS RESET BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,075 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,400.

2008 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED- I WAS DRIVING APPX 50 MPH AND THE POWER SHUT OFF. LIGHTS WENT OFF, AC WENT OFF, KIDS DVD WENT OFF... THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN! STEERING WHEEL STARTED LOCKING UP. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. LUCKILY WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, IT STARTED BACK UP. *TR

2008 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES. TWO DAYS LATER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ON DECEMBER 2, 2009 THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE STALLING CONTINUED AS WELL. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE HESITATING AT TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE STREAM O2 SENSORS AND REST THE CONTROLLER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE FAILED SO THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIR BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A CLAIM AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,285. UPDATED 07/28/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR BRAKE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 12/20/10 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, FUEL INJECTORS AND TWO CELL PACKS. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 5 MILES AND THE FAILURE WOULD PERSIST. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SOLENOIDS, CELL PACKS AND THE CENTRAL COMPUTER (CPU). WHEN THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF AND REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,900. UPDATED 07/21/10. *LJ

BEING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD IN MY JEEP COMMANDER SUV. IT CRACKS EASILY I HAD OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS AND CALLED WINDSHIELD REPAIR GUY 4 TIMES TO FIX 4 DIFFERENT CRACKS CAUSED BY STONES ON ROAD COSTING ME $35 DOLLARS EACH TIME,YESTERDAY I WAS BARELY ACCESSING THE HWY ANOTHER STONE HIT MY WINDSHIELD AGAIN CREATING A HUGE CRACK AGAIN IT SEEMS TO ME WINDSHIELD TOO WEAK. *TR

2008 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TGW THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THERE WAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM. A TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THE INCORRECT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE WRONG TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ON THE 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE RECALL DETAILS LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, WIPERS, BLINKERS, AND FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL. BUT THEY ARE ONLY COVERING IT ON CERTAIN VINS. OUR 2008 JEEP COMMANDER HAS SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED ALL THESE PROBLEMS. MY HUSBANDS HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IN THE DARK. THE WIPERS QUIT WORKING, WE HAVE NO BLINKERS, AND THE ENGINE KEEPS STALLING. WE CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE OUR JEEP IN ON THE RECALL, YET ACKNOWLEDGED IT HAD ALL THE SIGNS OF THE RECALL, THEY SAID IT HAD TOO MANY MILES. WE HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND THE RECALL STATES THAT IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. SO WHAT ARE WE TOO DO KNOW? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED 5 TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, IT WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. WHEN TRYING TO RE-START IT, EVERYTHING BUT THE ENGINE WOULD POWER UP. ON 02/16/2010, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND SHE STILL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE SINCE THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND INQUIRED ABOUT RECALL 08V059000 BUT WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

2008 JEEP COMMANDER, STALL FOR NO REASON WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON FREEWAY, TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN FORWARD GEARS WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT, STILL WAITING FOR REPAIRS TO BE DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND DROVE INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/17/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS FAULTY AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IN HIS VEHICLE. HE MUST PRESS THE HORN WITH MUCH FORCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO SOUND. HE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW HORN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,200. UPDATED 04-20-09 *BF UPDATED 04/24/09.*JB

1. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER. MOST OF THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE THAT WAS REAR-ENDED IS A TOTAL LOSS. 2. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT I WAS WEARING MY SAFETY BELT BUT IT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING MY UPPER BODY TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH GREAT FORCE. ALSO NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. 3. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE FAILURES. AT THIS TIME, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE OWNED TWO JEEP COMMANDERS. 1ST WAS A 2006 COMMANDER THAT I LEASED. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD CRACKING EASILY. I HAD TO REPLACE 2 WINDSHIELDS ON THE VEHICLE. I TRADED IT IN AND PURCHASED A 2008 COMMANDER. WITHIN ONE WEEK, I ALREADY HAVE A ROCK CHIP. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE WINDSHIELDS THEY ARE PUTTING ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ON SATURDAY OCT. 25 AT 10AM WE WERE DRIVING THE COMMANDER AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE RADIO AND ACCESSORIES CUT OFF AS WELL. THE COMMANDER WAS SERVICED AGAIN ON OCT. 27 FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRELESS IGNITION AGAIN. NOVEMBER 4, 2008 THE COMMANDER STALLED AT 10:30AM WHILE IT WAS STATIONERY AND THEN AGAIN AT 11:05AM WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. NOVEMBER 4, 2008-NOVEMBER 6, 2008 THE COMMANDER STAYED WITH THE DEALERSHIP OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS TO SEE IF THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOVEMBER 14, 2008 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE COMMANDER AT 12:30PM AND WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. SHE BEGAN TO SLOWLY LIFT HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE COMMANDER WENT FLYING INTO THE INTERSECTION. DECEMBER 8, 2008 THE VEHICLE SAT IDLE IN PARK FOR LESS THAN TWO MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. ALL ACCESSORIES REMAINED ON AND THE IGNITION SWITCH REMAINED IN THE 'ON' POSITION, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STALLED. DECEMBER 15, 2008 WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE COMMANDER BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE RPM GAUGE SLIPPED BELOW A READING OF 0.5. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH THE COMMANDER. DECEMBER 20, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM AND WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ENGINE OF THE COMMANDER REVVED UP WHILE SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE REV LASTED APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE SECONDS IN LENGTH GOING UP TO 2.5 RPM. DECEMBER 29, 2008 BROWN AND WOOD SERVICED THE JEEP AGAIN AND INSTALLED A PURGE VALVE/SOLENOID.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-25 MPH, THE ENGINE JERKED WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

AFTER A NIGHT OF 28 WEATHER, NOTICED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STEMMING UP FROM THE WIPER BLADE AREA, FORMING AN UPSIDE-DOWN "L" SHAPE ANGLED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO IMPACT FROM AN OBJECT HAD OCCURRED. UPON DRIVING THE SAME MORNING AND STOPPING AT A GAS STATION, WHEN I RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE EXACT SAME UPSIDE-DOWN L-SHAPE CRACK HAD OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHILE PUMPING GAS. AGAIN, THE CRACK APPEARED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT FROM AN OBJECT. THE TWO L-SHAPED CRACKS ARE SYMMETRICAL TO EACH OTHER, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, BOTH STEMMING FROM THE TWO WIPER AREAS, WHICH SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO HAVING THE DEFROST RUNNING DURING COLD WEATHER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WILL BE GOING THERE AFTER WORK TODAY. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WITH NO COST TO ME, AS IT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD WAS ACTUALLY CAUSED BY THE IMPACT OF AN OBJECT AND NOT DUE TO DEFECTIVE GLASS. THE CONSUMER WISHED TO RETRACT HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 12/12/08. *JB

2008 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 5.7L HEMI PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. AUDIO GOES OUT. AUDIO IS INTEGRATED WITH NAVIGATION SO AUDIO IS OUT AND NOT AUDIBLE SO NAVIGATION SYSTEMS IS RENDERED USELESS AND DRIVER HAS TO LOOK AT SCREEN WHILE DRIVING. SOFTWARE UPDATE HAS BEEN DONE ATLEAST ONCE AND SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AND IS SPORADIC. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 + MONTHS. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I HAVE STALLED 3 TIMES. 1ST TIME TAKEN IN REPAIR SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, SAME AS SECOND, FINALLY 3RD TIME IN REPAIR DISCOVERED A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. TO BE QUITE HONEST I'M DRIVING A NEW SUV THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN. WHEN I PARK MY SUV AND PULL MY EMERGENCY BRAKE UPWARD MY NEIGHBORS 4 HOUSES DOWN CAN HEAR MY SCREECH SOUND WHEN I RELEASE MY FOOT BRAKE. YET EVERYTIME I'VE TAKEN IT IN NOTHING IS WRONG. STUCK WITH IT. *TR

2008 JEEP COMMANDER UNDER POWERED IN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER HE WOULD GET A CALL FROM AN ENGINEER SHE HAS YET TO RECEIVE ONE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WAS INADEQUATE. *JB

ONE MONTH AFTER PICKING UP MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. A ROCK FROM A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD NEAR THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. I COULD NOT INITIALLY SEE THE CHIP. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR AN HOUR LATER THE CHIP HAD EXPANDED INTO A 12 INCH CRACK THAT CONTINUED TO GROW OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT WEEK. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BAD LUCK UNTIL READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE INFERIOR COMMANDER WINDSHIELD. *TR

JEEP WOULD NOT START. STARTER CONTINUED TO TURN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO GET ENGINE STARTED ONCE BUT STARTER DIDN'T DISENGAGE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO INVESTIGATE IT FOR FOUR DAYS (THURS. - SUNDAY) WHEN I CALLED ON MONDAY AFTERNOON THEY COULD NOT LOCATE MY VEHICLE IN THE COMPUTER. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER. HALF AN HOUR LATER THEY TOLD ME MY JEEP NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP AND WOULD BE READY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THEY COULDN'T FIND IT EARLIER BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT ENTER THE VEHICLE IN THE COMPUTER UNDER MY NAME. THE JEEP IS 2 MONTHS OLD WITH ONLY 1600 MILES ON IT. I ONLY GOT A RENTAL CAR FOR MY TROUBLES BECAUSE I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. NORMAL WARRANTY MAKES NO PROVISIONS FOR A LOANER VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE 5 STAR SERVICE I HAVE COME TO EXPECT. A BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T START SHOULD RECEIVE PRIORITY STATUS. IF I HAD KNOWN IT WOULD TAKE DESERT DODGE 4 DAYS TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE OTHER 5 STAR DEALER IN LAS VEGAS OR WAITED FOR AN APPOINTMENT AS I STILL HAVE TO PAY TAX ON THE RENTAL CAR AND MY WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 5 DAYS. *TR

ONLY AFTER 3 WEEKS OF DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING AT THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD AND SPREADING UP AND TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR OBJECT THAT IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSED THIS CRACK. IT SEEMED TO OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO THE HEAT BEING LOWERED IN THE CAR DURING A VERY COLD NIGHT (AROUND 28F ). THE CRACK HAS RAPIDLY SPREAD TO ABOUT 2 FEET IN THREE DAYS. *TR

TL- THE CONTAC OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WAS TRAVELING 30MPH WHEN THE FRONT AXEL BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THAT FRONT AXEL BROKE BECAUSE OF A CATOSTROPHIC DEFECT. THE DEALER SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURE REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 75. LI

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER ALMOST 3 WEEKS AGO AND I ALREADY HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A LITTLE STAR THAT TURNED INTO A VERY LARGE CRACK IN JUST A MATTER OF HOURS. IT WAS A VERY SMALL ROCK THAT MADE A VERY BIG CRACK. NOW MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS BUGGING OUT. *TR