Jeep Commander Complaints (2008)

437 consumer complaints on file.

#10637202September 18, 2014
ENGINE
8/27 PURCHASED USED VEHICLE, BEGAN DRIVE FROM MD TO SC, SURGING AT HWY SPEED; 8/28 ENGINE DIED AT 65 MPH, TOOK MANY TRIES TO GET ENGINE STARTED AFTER; 8/30 ENGINE DIED WHILE BACKING UP TWICE; 9/3 ENGINE DIED AT 40 MPH; 9/8 ENGINE DIED WHILE SITTING IN PARK; 9/9 ENGINE DIED WHILE SITTING IN PARK; 9/10 TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, NO CODES FOUND EXCEPT 8 COMPUTER UPDATES NEEDED, RAN UPDATES HOPING THAT WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM; 9/11 ENGINE STALLED AT 45 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC; 9/11 ENGINE STALLED WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK TO DROP OFF CARPOOL; 9/12 TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED WHICH ENCASES THE TPS HOPING THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE POSITION CENSOR PROBLEM BASED ON RESEARCH; 9/17 ENGINE DIED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT STOP LIGHT, TOOK MANY TRIES TO GET ENGINE STARTED AFTER; 9/18 ENGINE DIED WHEN TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE ALSO SURGES WHILE DRIVING WITH A FEELING THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO CUT OFF. THE RPM NEEDLE WILL INDICATE THIS SURGING WITH A SLIGHT MOVEMENT. IN RESEARCHING THIS, IT SEEMS TO BE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM THAT COMES UP ON THE JEEP FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637043September 17, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY THE JEEP'S ESP SUDDENLY ENGAGED AND CUT ENGINE POWER. THE JEEP STALLED AND HAD TO BE MANEUVERED OFF THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS HAPPENING WITH GREAT REGULARITY, USUALLY WHILE MERGING ON AN UPHILL ON-RAMP. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE JEEP AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637047September 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS OFFLINE. JEEP DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632384September 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629114August 28, 2014
SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628757August 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAD JEEP RECALL N23 PERFORMED ON MY JEEP COMMANDER 2008 4X4. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED MY 4WD SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS AND FLASHES THE WARNING "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM". THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL JEEP PERFORMED THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627333August 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619190August 6, 2014
ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619221August 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 LOSES ALL POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS TAKEN BACK TO REEDMAN-TOLL DEALERSHIP X2 IN APRIL 2014 AND AUG 2014, AND THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. REEDMAN TOLD US GAS CAP COULD CAUSE ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON, OR WIN MODULE, WHICH WAS REPLACED ONCE, MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE KEY CHAIN IS TOO HEAVY (CANNOT HAVE MULTIPLE KEYS ON CHAIN) AND MAY NEED TUNE UP. IT S SOO SCARY AND DANGEROUS NOW WE SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED. IS THIS CAUSED BY THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR? IS THERE A RECALL? AT. 50-60 MPH THE ENGINE WITH HESITATE AND STALLS OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS AND REQUIRE A SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. ALL POWER IS LOST: STEERING AND BRAKES! ....... MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NO. (VIN): [XXX]... SUMMARY: MY VEHICLE STALLED OVER 5 TIMES IN FIRST 10 MINUTES OF OPERATION. ONCE I GOT TO 50-60 MPH THE ENGINE WITH HESITATE AND STALL OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS AND REQUIRE A SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ISSUE WITH MY JEEP COMMANDER SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT IN 2012. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO JEEP/CHRYSLER ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE NEVER FOUND THE ISSUE. I HAD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE WITH NAPERVILLE CHRYSLER/JEEP/RAM/DODGE ON FRIDAY 6/20 BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND DANGEROUS. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE READ THAT 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF JEEP OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND TO DATE NO RECALL OR FIX. SHAME ON CHRYSLER, SOMEBODY WILL BE INJURED BECAUSE THIS ISSUE. REQUEST RESEARCH FILTER 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 COMPLAINTS . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618936August 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618499August 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAD TROUBLE GETTING MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND HAD TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE KEY WOULD TURN COMPLETELY OFF AND FINALLY COME OUT. I LOCKED MY CAR AND WENT INTO MY HOME. I LATER WENT OUT TO GO TO THE STORE. I UNLOCKED MY CAR VIA KEYLESS ENTRY WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. I WENT AND BOUGHT BATTERIES FOR MY KEY FOBS THINKING THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT. MY JEEP WHICH IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION IS STUCK IN MY DRIVE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618376August 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618127August 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618172August 1, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616485July 26, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616546July 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR EMAIL. SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE, OR HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION TO PROVIDE, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE OR CALL 1-877-I-AM-JEEP (1-877-426-5337). [XXX] ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS: ------------------------ THE REPLACEMENT PART I PAID FOR FAILED . AT THE SAME TIME MY JEEP WAS IN FOR REPAIR THERE WAS ANOTHER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM , I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PART AN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON SAT, JUNE 14, 2014 AT 4:55 AM, CUSTOMERASSIST <[email protected]> WROTE: DEAR [XXX], THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE JEEP CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. WE ARE VERY SORRY TO LEARN OF THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED AND CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED YOUR CONCERN. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR EMAIL. SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE, OR HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION TO PROVIDE, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE OR CALL 1-877-I-AM-JEEP (1-877-426-5337). [XXX] SERVICE - JEEP BRAND SITE BRIEF DESCRIPTION: WIN MODULE FAILED COMMENTS: IF THIS WOULD HAVE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD MY LANE I COULD HAVE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT IN THE LITE OF GM'S PROBLEMS THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO . I THINK IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED INVOICE NO [XXX]THE TOTAL WAS $658.65 THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616065July 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
COMMANDER WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER DRIVING AND STOPPING FOR 20 MINUTES. GOT IT RESTARTED NEXT MORNING THEN WOULDN'T RESTART UNTIL JIGGLED THE GEARSHIFTER IN NEUTRAL. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO REPLACED FRONT CONTROL MODULE ($ 900). GOT CAR AND WORKED FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION. SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED YESTERDAY BUT TODAY AFTER SITTING FOR 5 HOURS WOULD NOT RESTART. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615586July 23, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
DRIVING AT SPEED ON A PARKWAY, THE CAR ENGINE STALLED OUT. LOST ALL ELECTRICAL (RADIO, SPEEDOMETER, TACH, ETC.) AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. BRAKES AND STEERING WORKED, BUT NOT PS. CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH TURN OF IGNITION. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING, FIRST ONE WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO BUT DON'T HAVE INFO. I HAPPENED TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION THIS TIME GIVEN RECENT HISTORY OF IGNITION RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615289July 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614855July 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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