Jeep Commander Complaints

3,362 consumer complaints on file.

#10219861March 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 V8. I HAVE HAD A TON OF PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT MAKES A TERRIBLE WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD, MY AC SOUNDS LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN WHEN SWITCH TO OR FROM AC, AND THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THAT MY CAR DIES WHILE TURNING ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM SO ANNOYED WITH MY DEATH TRAP. I DRIVE AROUND MY 3 KIDS, MY HUSBAND, AND MYSELF. I FEAR FOR OURS LIVES BEING IN THIS CAR. IT IS UNSAFE AND WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE ONE DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219387February 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I FIRST NOTICED MY CAR'S ENGINE DYING OUT APPROX. 2 MO. AFTER PURCHASING IT. IT HAPPENED AT A RED LIGHT, AND I STARTED IT RIGHT BACK UP, AND THOUGHT NOTHING MUCH OF IT. THE ENGINE WOULD PUTTER AT RED LIGHTS (3 TIMES OVER TIME). THIS PAST TUESDAY NIGHT, I LEFT THE GROCERY STORE, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 20 MPH, NO MATTER HOW I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS AND TAKE THE ACCESS ROAD HOME. I T WAS NIGHT, AND I DID'T WANT TO BE HIT OR REAR ENDED. I FEEL SO DISGUSTED, AND ANGRY, BECAUSE I JUST PURCHASED IT THIS PAST SUMMER ON JULY 7, 2007.IT HAS ONLY APPROX 6,000 MILES . THIS ISN'T NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE DEATHS ON THE JEEP COMMANDERS, WHERE THE CAR ENGINE AND ALL ITS LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF, WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. I DON'T WANT MY CAR ANYMORE,I DON'T WANT TO BE A STATISTIC. THE CAR SEEMED NORMAL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. I AM DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK ON THE ACCESS ROADS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE LOCAL DEALER HERE IS THAT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT HAPPENING RIGHT BEFORE THEIR EYES, THEY WILL WRITE A COMPUTER PRINT OUT THAT STATES "NOTHING WRONG FOUND", AND SEND YOU AWAY. I SPOKE TO THE GENERAL MGR. JACK DUNN, AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION HE TOLD ME I HAD PROBABLY PUMPED SOME DIRTY GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE, BECAUSE HE KNEW OF THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED TO ME WITH OTHER CARS. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NEVER LET THE GASOLINE TANK GO LOWER THAN HALF-FULL. I PLAN TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER THIS FRIDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219606February 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IT STALLED IN A PARKING LOT. THEN IT JERKS WHEN I LEAVE MY HOUSE IN THE MORNING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HILL. THEY SAID IT NEEDED A COUPLE PARTS AND IT DIDN'T RESOLVE THAT ISSUE. THEN THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING TWICE MORE WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR ONCE I COULD BARELY GET OFF THE ROAD. THEN IT JUST TRIED TO STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD TO REV THE ENGINE UNBELIEVABLY TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I BROUGHT IT TO TWO DEALERS WHO COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM OR DUPLICATE IT. THEY PUT IN A NEW STARTER ANYWAY. THEY TOLD ME TO NOT HIT THE IGNITION WITH MY KNEE. THEN THE CAR STALLED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE SPEED IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219054February 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE SHAKING VIOLENTLY, CONSISTENTLY STALLING AT LOW RPMS. SLOW TO START, HAVE TO TURN KEY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218704February 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DURING SEPT. '06, I INFORMED CHRYSLER AND A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP OF A SAFETY DEFECT--STALLING IN TRAFFIC--WITH MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED . FROM SEPT. '06 TO DEC. '07, I MADE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND WROTE SEVERAL LETTERS TO CHRYSLER (VIA ITS REGISTERED AGENT) CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. ALL OF MY LETTERS WERE IGNORED. FROM SEPT. '06 TO DEC. '07, CHRYSLER REQUIRED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING THE STALLING PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER'S EMPLOYEES KNEW A TASK FORCE HAD BEEN FORMED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. IN LATE DEC. '07, I DISCOVERED AN INTERNET ARTICLE ENTITLED "JEEP STALLING PROBLEM" AND FAXED THE ARTICLE TO CHRYSLER. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE, MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED, AND EVEN CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. AS A RESULT OF GAINING ACCESS TO THIS ARTICLE, I WAS ABLE TO CHALLENGE CHRYSLER'S DISHONEST ASSERTION THAT MY PROBLEM WAS UNIQUE AND THAT NO OTHER CONSUMER HAD COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM. THEREFORE, IN JAN. '08, A CHRYSLER MANAGER PHONED ME INDICATING THAT CHRYSLER HAD AGREED TO BUY BACK MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE STALLING PROBLEM AND A RESULTING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT (SEPT. '07)(NOTE:THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ONE YEAR AFTER CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY ISSUE). I WAS TOLD A REPRESENTATIVE OF IMPARTIAL SERVICES GROUP (ISG) WOULD GIVE ME A CALL CONCERNING DETAILS OF THE BUY BACK. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM ISG; HOWEVER, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS COMPANY WORKS ON BEHALF OF CHRYSLER. AS A RESULT, I AM STILL DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN THREE ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. CHRYSLER HAS IGNORED MY REQUEST FOR A RENTAL CAR UNTIL A BUY BACK AGREEMENT IS REACHED. I RECENTLY NOTIFIED CHRYSLER'S INVESTORS--CERBERUS AND DAIMLER--OF MY EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218636February 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY AUTOMOBILE HAS STALLED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, USUALLY WHILE GOING UNDER 10 MPH. DURING THE STALL I LOSE CONTROL MOMENTARILY AS MY AUTO 'LURCHES,' FORWARD 1-2 FEET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218188February 16, 2008
STEERING
NEW 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 2,500 MILES PURCHASED 3 MONTHS AGO, POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. JEEP IN FOR REPAIR OVER 30 DAYS AND NO SOLUTION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218008February 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
'06 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2 - (1) STALLS INTERMITTENTLY DURING TURNS WHICH ARE BOTH FROM MOVING AND STOPPED POSITIONS. MANY HAVE OCCURRED DURING A U-TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION - UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, IN SHOP AGAIN (2) HAS A ROUGH IDLE, WHICH AT TIMES IS MORE SEVERE THAN OTHERS, BUT HAS NEVER DIED - HAS JUST SHAKEN SEVERELY A FEW TIMES. THERE IS NO SET PATTERN. IT OCCURS DURING COLD AND HOT WEATHER, WITH ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON OR OFF, IN PARK/NEUTRAL/DRIVE, IF THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP OR IS STILL COLD (3) THE ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD - CONTINUOUS ROCK CHIPS, CRACKS, ETC - REPLACED @ 11,000K WITH A NON-JEEP BRAND GLASS AND TO DATE THE NEW WINDSHIELD HAS ONLY 1 STAR CHIP. HAVE HEARD THE DESIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD IS REASON FOR THE WINDSHIELD BREAKING EASILY, BUT THE GLASS IS NOT SUFFICIENT/DURABLE (4) TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM O-RINGS - REPLACED (5) REAR SPRING SEATS SQUEAKING - INSULATORS REPLACED (6) EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE - AT 22,500K DEALERSHIP SAID ONLY NORMAL WIND BUFF, AT 24,000K DEALERSHIP SAID UNSURE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM BUT WILL RESEAL FRONT WINDSHIELD (7) FRONT DRIVER WINDOW MADE GRINDING NOISE - MOTOR REPLACED (8) SHORT IN AUDIO/SPEAKER SYSTEM - RADIO ASSEMBLY REPLACED (9) FRONT DRIVER POWER LOCK MOTOR WHINING DURING AUTOLOCK IN COLD WEATHER (10) BACK UP SENSOR DOESN'T SOUND UNTIL 1' BEFORE OBJECT (11) ALERT TO CHECK REVERSE SENSOR AND WOULDN'T START- TOWED,BATTERY REPLACED (12) MIDDLE SEATS HARD TO FOLD UP (13) FRONT WINDOWS GO DOWN INSTEAD OF UP(14)VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN PUT IN DRIVE/ REVERSE (15) STEERING WHINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216956February 5, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I HAVE HAD MY JEEP COMMANDER FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS AND HAVE HAD 4 CRACKS IN MY WINDSHIELD EACH COSTING $40 TO FIX .I HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY ENTIRE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN MY LINE OF VISION. I AM A STAY AT HOME MOM AND DO NOT SPEND HOURS ON THE FREEWAY . I DON'T BELIEVE I AM THAT UNLUCKY TO WARRANT ALL THE STRAY PROJECTILES DURING MY LIMITED HIGHWAY DRIVING OR THAT EACH ONE WOULD LEAD TO A TRIP TO AUTO GLASS REPAIR SHOP. I WILL CONTACT CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216987February 5, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I HAVE HAD MY JEEP COMMANDER SINCE LATE 2005 AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ONE TIME, BUT IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE IT HAS TWO MAJOR CRACKS ON THE LOWER PART OF THE WINDSHIELD BOTH GOING IN SEPARATE DIRECTIONS FROM THE LOWER CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD, AN I BELIEVE IT WAS A GOOD I HAVE WAITED TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE DRIVING INTO WORK TODAY, ANOTHER CRACK FORMED AFTER BEING HIT BY A ROCK. THIS CRACK IS ON THE DRIVING SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND IT QUICKLY SPREAD ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE INITIAL CRACK. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FLAW IN THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN AND/OR CRAFTSMANSHIP ON THE WINDSHIELD (WEAK). I HAVE NOTICED ON QUITE A FEW FORUMS THIS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH MANY IF NOT ALL OWNERS, AND THIS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY REVIEWED SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH WILL OCCUR QUITE OFTEN IF NO PROPER SOLUTION IS FOUND! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217061February 5, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND YOU EXIT AND SLOW DOWN THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND THEN START BACK UP ITSELF. THE CAR IS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THE 5.7L ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216564January 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 03/04/08.*LJ TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VALVE BODY CONNECTOR AREA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216568January 31, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER 50 MPH, THAT SCARED ME BECAUSE I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. THE OTHER THING IS THAT ONCE IT SHUTS OFF, THE VEHICLE WON'T LET YOU RESTART ON THE FLY, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART YOUR ENGINE. THAT CAN BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216418January 29, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE STILL MANAGED TO STOP, EVEN THOUGH THE PEDAL DROPPED. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE LOCKING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE VEHICLE REACHES 11 MILES PER GALLON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216060January 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
JEEP COMMANDER. THIS IS THE 2ND REPORT I HAVE MADE. ON JANUARY 24, 2008 MY JEEP COMMANDER HAD ANOTHER ENGINE STALL. THE THIRD TIME I THE LAST 5 MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED. I CANNOT LOCATE MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT TO YOU, BUT I WANTED TO FILE THIS AGAIN ANYWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215675January 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4.7L JEEP COMMANDER 06 STALLING DURING IDLE AND DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215559January 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS SHUT OFF ON A FEW OCCASION IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. MOST RECENTLY IT SHUT OFF GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHILE GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. ALL GAUGES, GAS POWER, AND AIR TURNED OFF THE RADIO WAS STILL ON. IT HAPPENS INFREQUENTLY AND NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER ACTION THAT I KNOW OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215509January 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED 2 TIMES AND STALLED 3 WHILE DRIVING. MY CHILDREN WERE INSIDE THE VEHICLE IT WAS SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215200January 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS DURING DECELERATION AS WELL AS AROUND TURNS. VEHICLE THEN LOSES POWER STEERING AND MUST BE RESTARTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215082January 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
STALLING JEEP COMMANDER 2007, STOP LIGHTS, WAITING TO TURN ONTO STREET, PARKING LOT CAUSES VEHICLE TO JERK ERRATICALLY. OWNED VEHICLE FOR ONE MONTH AND HAVE NOTICED STALLING CONSISTENTLY. RESEARCHING RECALLS OR COMMON MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THROUGH THE INTERNET, WILL SCHEDULE FOR SERVICE AT JEEP DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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