Jeep Commander Complaints

3,362 consumer complaints on file.

#10362781October 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND RESTART AFTER IT WAS TURNED ON AND OFF WITHIN A MINUTE; THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. AFTER THE LATEST OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362695October 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
JEEP COMMANDER ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, STEERING AND BRAKES LOOSE POWER, BATTERY STAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362375October 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD IS STALLING IN MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THERE IS NOT ANY WARNING SIGN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. MY CAR HAS STALLED BEFORE WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AS WELL AS WHILE PARKED. THERE IS NO WARNING, IT JUST STALLS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY IT JUST CUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF THEN STARTED TO CAR AND IT DROVE AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. IT ALSO STALLS WHILE PARKED WITH NO WARNING. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON. YOU THEN HAVE TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS THEN HOPE IT STARTS THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED AND THIS PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. WHAT I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC IS WHEN I UNPLUG THE BATTERY IT IS RESETTING THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL. BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362400October 26, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT AND INSIDE DASHBOARD PANEL HAS BEEN CONSISTENCY GOING OUT FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. THE FUSES KEEP BLOWING. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES. EVEN AFTER LENGTHY CONSULTS WITH ENGINEERS AT CHRYSLER, THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MAYBE THEY NEED TO GET HIGH ON MARIJUANA AND DRINK BEER TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362446October 26, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWER WENT OUT. HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, PULL THE KEY OUT, AND RESTART. VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. *TR I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008 WHERE MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, AND ONE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE WHERE THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, BUT ON THOSE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE 2008 AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS I WAS EXPERIENCING. INVESTIGATED ON NHTSA.GOV AND NOTICED THE ISSUE, CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V059000. THIS CAMPAIGN ALMOST EXACTLY DESCRIBES THE ISSUE I AM EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER IT STATES THAT THEY ONLY RECALLED 1338 VEHICLES IN 2008, AND MINE WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT ONE OF THEM. THE DEALER SHOULD ATLEAST KNOW OF THE ISSUE AND/OR I SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER, WHICH I WAS NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362359October 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE STALLS, AND TURNS OFF.....HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. PRND LIGHTS LITE UP....AND FEELS LIKE TRANS DIS ENGAGED. AT 35,000 MILES HAD THE SHIFT MODULE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S AT 56,000 MILES AND ITS DOING THE SAME THING....NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT IF I FIX IT NOW. AGAIN....A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM WILL STILL BE THERE. HAPPEND 4 TIMES IN MONTH...NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361718October 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 JEEP COMMANDER LTD 5.7L. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASH RANDOMLY. LOSS OF POWER AND CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME VEHICLE BUT WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE SIZE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THIS MODEL EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361760October 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 2007 JEEP COMMANDER WE HAVE AT TIMES HAS NO ACCELERATION. IT LASTS ABOUT 10 TO 15 SECONDS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF YOU PULL INTO TRAFFIC YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE JEEP WILL ACCELERATE OR NOT. USUALLY DOES IT WHEN IT HASN'T BEEN RUNNING LONG. I DO KNOW CHRYSLER HAS A CASE NUMBER FOR THIS ISSUE ON THERE DEALER CONNECT NETWORK CASE NUMBER [XXX] IN MY OPINION WITH WHAT THEY SAY IS WRONG ON THAT CASE STUDY THEY SHOULD BE CONTACTING OWNERS TO BRING THEM IN FOR A FLASH OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. IT SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE FIX FOR THEM THAT WILL HELP AVOID ACCIDENTS. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT A FEW WEEKS AND HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE DAYS. 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
#10361576October 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INSPECTED AND RAN A DIAGNOSTIC BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361172October 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO MOVE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,356 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360778October 16, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED. I WAS DRIVING HOME THIS MORNING AND ALL OFF A SUDDEN JUST BEFORE I WENT TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WENT STIFF AND STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE...NOW CAN HARDLY STEER IT AT ALL...I THINK THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR THE RACK AND PINION STEERING IS TOAST...ITS A HUGE JOB AS FOR YOU HAVE TO DROP THE FRONT DIFF TO REPLACE ..VERY EXPENSIVE AND IS NOT UNDER MY WARRANT....VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 80,000 KM NOW ...I BOUGHT IT USED LAST WEEK AND HAVE ONLY DROVE IT FOR 1,500KM ...NOT COOL!! WHY IS THIS HAPPENING ON SO MANY JEEPS!!????? CHRYSLER NOT DOING A THING ABOUT IT???? SAFE???.....I DON'T THINK SO! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360526October 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTART, FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360229October 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE STOPPED OR IDLING HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD DIM AND THE ENGINE WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HE REPLACED THE BATTERY HIMSELF BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO START. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED AS NORMAL. IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,848.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359511October 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER AND IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, IT HAS SUDDENLY STALLED TWICE WHILE WE ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING 65-70 MPH. WE HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE NOW, SINCE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY...AND WE HAVE TO COAST OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC, WITH OUR HAZARDS ON. I CAN FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ONLINE...BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT FOR SOME REASON?? I CANT DRIVE MY 6 MONTH OLD AROUND IN A CAR THAT IS THIS UNSAFE! PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358971October 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER AND WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WITH MY TODDLERS, I NOTICED THAT IT HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT SPONTANEOUSLY SHIFTED WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THE "SERVICE PARK ASSIST" LIGHT COMING OFTEN. THIS CAR HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE AND I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE NOTICED, HOWEVER, THAT A FEW PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SOME WITH WORSE PROBLEMS OF THEIR CAR STALLING. I DON'T WANT THIS PROBLEM TO PERSIST ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I HAUL MY CHILDREN AROUND IN IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357394September 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AND UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR UNTIL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357123September 23, 2010
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 JEEP COMMANDER - VEHICLE STALLING BEFORE ACCELERATION, POWER-STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT: BETWEEN 24,000 - 30,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND THE MOTOR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. NO ACTIONS WERE TAKEN AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD IF IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE AT THE DEALER, THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THE VEHICLE JUST REACHED 30,000 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT. A SCRUBBING AND LOUD NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO BE LOOKED AT BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356554September 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND PERSISTED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE STARTER WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE DEALER WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356630September 20, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1. NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. 2. THE INNER DOOR HANDLES BREAK AND YOU CANT EXIT THE VEHICLE. 3. THE ONLY CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE OEM DOOR PANEL FOR EVERY DOOR. THE DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC AND IS MOLDED INTO THE DOOR PANEL SO THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE PANEL AT A VERY LARGE EXPENSE. UNFORTUNATELY THE REPLACEMENT DOOR PANELS ARE THE SAME DESIGN SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY FAIL ALSO. MY FEAR IS THAT IN A TIME OF CRISIS ONE OR ALL OF THE DOORS COULD FAIL TO OPEN. BELOW WAS SENT TO CHRYSLER.COM THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW WITH THE INNER DOOR HANDLES ON THE JEEP COMMANDER. THE HOUSING IS ENTIRELY MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS VERY BRITTLE. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF USE THE PLASTIC STARTS TO CRACK THEN BREAK AWAY AND THE INNER HANDLE WILL NOT FUNCTION. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HANDLE YOU ARE FORCED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INNER DOOR PANEL. PART 5JS891D1AG FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE PURCHASING THE ENTIRE OEM PANEL FOR EACH DOOR IS UNGODLY EXPENSIVE BUT NECESSARY IF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ACTUALLY WANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO "DUKES OF HAZARD" AND CLIMB OUT. THE REPLACEMENT PANELS ARE IN NO WAY IMPROVED FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT THEY WILL BREAK AS WELL IN THE SAME MANNER. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY THAT THEY WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR IN A TIME OF NEED. I AM A MEMBER OF SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL COMMANDER OWNERS. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND THE JEEP LIBERTY HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE....POOR DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356685September 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 JEEP COMMANDER: AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PUT INTO GEAR; GEAR ENGAGEMENT IS DELAYED. REACTION IS TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. WITH THE COMBINATION OF DELAYED THE ENGAGEMENT AND ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE COULD SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD BEFORE THE BRAKE CAN BE APPLIED AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER TSB'S 21-012-07, 21-007-06, 21-015-05 & 21-016-05. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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