Jeep Commander Complaints

3,362 consumer complaints on file.

#10453884April 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DROVE 1.5 MILES TO GAS STATION. TURNED CAR OFF. FUELED. CAR WOULD NOT START. MESSAGE ON DISPLAY: TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE. 30 MINUTES LATER CAR STARTED. NEXT INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY (4/2/12). CAR WAS PARKED FOR 10.5 HOURS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START. CAR WOULD NOT START. MESSAGE ON DISPLAY: TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE. CAR STILL WON'T START THREE HOURS LATER. CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE OF RECALL H03 (SIMILAR SYMPTOMS). THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, THEN THEY WILL ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453558March 30, 2012
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
I RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WHERE AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE, GOING INTO A BANK AND RETURNING TO START MY CAR, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO START THE VEHICLE BUT NOTHING WORKED. FINALLY IT STARTED AGAIN AT AN AUTO SHOP AND THEN TURNED OFF AND WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED AS WELL AS THE STARTER. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH EITHER OR THE COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AFTER MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STARTING SEARCHING FOR RECALLS HE NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND SAID TO CALL CHRYSLER. I CALLED AND ONLY 1338 VEHICLES WERE "QUALIFIED" FOR THIS PART RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL BUT THE ISSUE AT HAND IS THE CULPRIT OF A DEFECTIVE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. RECALL ID # 71686 - VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 1,338 MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND COMMANDER VEHICLES. THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. CONSEQUENCES: THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING OR NOT TO START AND/OR CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. ENGINE STALLING OR INOPERATIVE WIPERS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453581March 30, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR HANDLES CRACKED, AND DON'T WORK. IF MY CHILD OR THE DRIVER NEEDS TO GET OUT THEY CANT. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO FLORIDA, WANTS ME TO PAY $750 FOR EACH. THIS IS CRAZY..... HOW CAN A HANDLE COST THAT. JEEP SHOULD REPLACE THIS FAULTY ISSUE NOT ME, I PAID ENOUGH FOR THE CAR. I HAVE OWNED 3 JEEPS IN MY LIFE. THIS WILL BE THE LAST. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453590March 30, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO ACTIVATE THE POWER WINDOW TO ENGAGE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR PANELS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453320March 28, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH UPDATES THAT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED ON THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,147 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453374March 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE WARNING LIGHTS THEN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453282March 27, 2012
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ELECTRICAL DASH BOARD BLINKS WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT RAINS THE DRIVER'S FLOOR IS SOAKED WITH WATER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS WET AS WELL, VEHICLE JERKS WHILE DRIVING. INDICATION LIGHTS POPS ON DASHBOARD SPORADICALLY, RADIO AND NAVIGATION DOESN'T WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454083March 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TCM DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING ON 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. TCM AND LINKAGE REPLACED FEB 2011 TO ADDRESS SITUATION. THE NEW TCM IS WORSE. IT WILL DOWNSHIFT TO LOWEST GEAR AND STAY THERE REGARDLESS OF VEH SPEED (HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY). THE PARKING ASSIST DISABLE LIGHT WILL COME ON AS A WARNING THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT. STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT IN PARK REQUIREDTO ADDRESS THE SITUATION. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP. HAPPENS ONCE A DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453106March 26, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACKED AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY FRACTURED FROM THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR PANELS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452769March 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING IN MY COMMUNITY ON A LOCAL STREET AT RATE OF 45 MILES HOUR. FOR NO REASON, MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED AND I HAD NO POWER OR ANYTHING CONTROL OF THE CAR. SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART MY CAR. NOW, WHEN I TRY TO START IT, THE HORN WILL NOT STOP AND I CANNOT TURN OFF MY FOG LAMPS OR HIGH BEAMS. NOW I AM MAD AND WANT ANSWERS. I PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP THIS CAR IN GOOD SHAPE, NOW THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452798March 23, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIR CONDITIONER MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. I HAD TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH WATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452367March 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE; TCM, PCM). THE SAME DAY THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE STALLING FAILURE. THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452268March 19, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
IN THE 5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING, STALLED WHILE PARKED. THIS HAPPENS AT NO SET FREQUENCY. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS DAILY, OTHER TIMES IT WILL GO FOR MONTHS AND NOT HAPPEN. THE DASH LIGHTS REPEATEDLY FLASH OFF AND ON. SOME DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK AT ALL FOR MONTHS THEN LIKE MAGIC WORK FINE FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING ALL THE TIME AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. IF I AM CROSSING OR TURINING I NEED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE LIKE 2 MILES BETWEEN ME AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN CASE IT DECIDES TO NOT WORK THAT TIME AND I GET STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION. THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. LUCKILY THE COMPUTER WENT OUT THAT CONTROLS THE CRUISE SO I CAN'T USE IT. THE CRUISE USED TO JUST SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. I WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT NOTICE THE CAR WILL FLOOR ITSELF AND NOT STOP UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. REGARDLESS OF WHAT TEMPERATURE I HAVE THE HEATER SET TO THERE IS CONSTANTLY EXTREMELY HOT AIR BLOWING ON MY FEET. I CAN NOT DRIVE WITHOUT SHOES ON OR THE HOT AIR LITERALLY BURNS MY FEET. OVERALL- THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE JEEP COMMANDER. I GOOGLED JEEP COMMANDER AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS (I AM SURE THOUSANDS) OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10451900March 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WOULD NOT INFORM THE CONTACT HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO DO SO. THE DEALER STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451987March 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER TURNS OFF O ME WHEN I'M AT STOP SIGNS OR SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TODAY I WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE ACTED LIKE THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAS HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUE. HE ASKED ME HOW OFTEN IT HAPPENS AND I SAID A FEW TIMES A WEEK. HE THEN SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT IN WHILE IT'S HAPPENING. REALLY!!!! HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO TAKE IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENS OR BEFORE IT HAPPENS! THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WARN ME AND IT TURNS IN RIGHT AWAY AS IF NOTHING HAS EVER HAPPENED! IT IS SO FRUSTRATING!! I'VE HAD IT FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND WE ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS! I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY BABY! I'VE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE!! THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED! I THINK THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451768March 15, 2012
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON TOLLWAY AND VEHICLE STALLED AND STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED UP. THIS HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO AND IS OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKS AS YOU ARE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES. I NOW DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451765March 15, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451610March 14, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY DIE WITHOUT WARNING. ALL POWER STEERING/BRAKES ARE LOST. IT WILL RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS AN ONGOING, BUT RANDOM PROBLEM. THE ONLY CODE THAT IS RECORDED REFERS TO THE IGNITION RELAY MODULE. TO DATE THE EGR, IGNITION RELAY MODULE, AND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS PROBLEM REPRESENTS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE, AS A LOSS OF POWER WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC COULD HAVE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451678March 14, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE SUNROOF DRAINS CLEANED FOR SECOND TIME IN THE LAST 14 MONTHS AT A COST OF $500 EACH TIME. HEBERTS TOWN AND COUNTRY IN SHREVEPORT, LA TELLS ME THAT DRAINS ARE CLOGGED AND THIS IS CAUSING WATER TO LEAK INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY CAN'T WARRANTY ANY OF THE WORK B/C AN ACTUAL PART HASN'T BROKEN. VERY CONVENIENT FOR THEM. WE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A GARAGE IN THE EVENINGS AND MADE SURE WE DIDN'T PARK UNDER ANY TREES AT OTHER TIMES THAT MAY CLOG DRAINS, BUT THEY GOT CLOGGED. I'M NOT SURE HOW CLEAN YOU HAVE TO KEEP VEHICLE TO KEEP DRAINS FROM CLOGGING, BUT I EFFECTIVELY HAVE A JEEP THAT CAN'T GET WET OR DIRTY. COMPLETELY CONTRARY TO ANY ADVERTISING DONE BY JEEP CLAIMING HOW RUGGED THEIR VEHICLES ARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451093March 11, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, NO ELECTRICAL POWER AND HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. VEHICLE RESTARTS AFTER TURNING KEY TO OFF AND THEN RESTARTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW, THE FIRST TIME ON FEB. 20TH, 2012 AND YESTERDAY MAR.10TH, 2012. *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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