Jeep Commander Complaints

3,362 consumer complaints on file.

#10356264September 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7 LITER 6 CYLINDER ENGINE THAT HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, A COUPLE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, A COUPLE TIMES ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. I LOOSE ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND, ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH IS HAPPENING TO MANY JEEP OWNERS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERS NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF NOW. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURTS OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356059September 16, 2010
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS NOW I HAVE BEING HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, THEY CANNOT FIND KNOW FAULTS OR DEFECTS. THE LIGHTS HAS BEING GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH MY BABY IN THE VEHICLE CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILD. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE JEEP DEALERSHIP CANNOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM OF ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES. I ARE COMPLETELY LOST AND CONFUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354792September 10, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER I HAVE DEFECTIVE CORRODED TIRE VALVE STEMS WHICH ARE NOW CRACKED AND CAUSE THE TIRE TO CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE PROBLEM I AM TOLD IS DUE TO THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM BEING CORRODED BY THE METAL VALVE STEM CAP. ALL IS ORIGINAL FACTORY PARTS. I AM AFRAID IF THE VALVE STEM COMPLETELY FAILS AND THE TIRE GOES FLAT WHILE DRIVING IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS AND IN FACT AT MY LAST SERVICE WHICH INCLUDED AN ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION DID NOT WANT TO PASS THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE SITUATION WAS TO DANGEROUS BUT STILL REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354820September 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE STALLS, THEN STARTS UP AGAIN. INTERMITTENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354459September 8, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED RATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SEAT SUSTAINED AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT INVOLVED. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED. THE REAR VEHICLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE ANKLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000. ..UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/12/2014 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10354473September 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERIOR DOOR PANELS BREAK AT THE DOOR HANDLE LOCATION LEAVING THE DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE AND THE PASSENGER UNABLE TO OPEN THE VEHICLE DOOR. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL FOUR PASSENGER DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354030September 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 5.7 L HEMI IN MAY OF 2009 WITH 46K MILES .SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT ,I HAD IT REPLACED .THEN THE CAR STARTED TO STALL PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY AND I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY . TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE AND THIS TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. THIS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STALLS AND IT WILL HAPPEN ABOUT TWICE A MONTH . THEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON IN THE 3RD ROW SEAT AND I CUT OFF BY ANOTHER CAR AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES THE BELT BUCKLE BROKE OFF AND MY SON END UP ON THE FLOOR . IN JULY 2010 I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH AND THE DASH BOARD LIT UP AND ENGINE STALLED ,I LOST THE POWER STEERING ,ACCELERATOR BECOME VERY LOOSE AND STUCK TO THE FLOOR ,BRAKES DID NOT WORK 'I MPUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. THERE IS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD SO I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK . AT THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE . THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE COST WILL BE 8K TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353688September 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. NEITHER REPAIRED THE FAILURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353414September 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH STALLING. THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME ONCE (1 SEPTEMBER 2010) SINCE I JUST PURCHASED IT USED ON 10 AUGUST 2010. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO STALL, BUT ON RESIDENTIAL STREET ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND ENGINE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE CHECKED NUMEROUS SITES WHERE THE STALLING PROBLEM HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND I EVEN SAW AN ARTICLE WHERE NHTSA HAS STATED THEY ARE WIDENING THEIR INVESTIGATION OF JEEP COMMANDER STALLING PROBLEMS. NEED TO KNOW IF AN OFFICIAL RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PARTICULAR JEEP COMMANDER YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352800August 30, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER GAVE HIM AN ORANGE CARD THAT STATED THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE SIDE AIR BAGS IN HIS VEHICLE. THE CARD STATED THAT THERE WILL BE A METAL BAR AND FOAM PLACED ON ALL SIDES OF THE VEHICLE TO MAKE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY PROPERLY IN CASE OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS UNSAFE, BECAUSE THE BAR WILL BE ON TOP OF THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGERS HEAD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20415.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352591August 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE STALL AT RANDOM TIMES, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRIVING SPEEDS THE ENGINE STOPS ACCELERATING BUT DOES NOT TURN OFF. ITS AS IF THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL GEAR WHEN IT IS IN DRIVE. THE LIGHTS AROUND THE LED GEAR DISPLAY FLASH IN UNISON AFTER 4 15 SECONDS THE CAR ACCELERATES AGAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL TURN ON FOR A DAY OR A MINUTE AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST YEAR THE LATEST IS LISTED BELOW. THE JEEP DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352421August 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, PULLED TO RED LIGHT AND STOPPED. 2008 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THE V6 SHUT DOWN, LOST ALL POWER. KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, TOTALLY LOCKED UP. CALLED FOR ROADSIDE AND AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES, TURNED KEY AND JEEP STARTED. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND NOTHING ON THE ONBOARD COMPUTER BUT TIGHTENED THE BATTERY CABLES AND REPLACED THE KEY FOBS. AS THIS IS A COMMUTER VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER JEEP COMMANDERS WHILE GOING AT SPEEDS UP TO 50 MPH. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352048August 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351665August 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351662August 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND HESITATION IN THE VEHICLE. MOST RECENTLY, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350557August 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348737August 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS OFF AND ON SO WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. WITHIN A MONTH, CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WHILE TRYING TO GET IT STARTED THE LIGHTS CAME ON, NO START. WAITED, TRIED AGAIN, DIMMER LIGHTS; WAITED AGAIN NOTHING! ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TOTALLY NON FUNCTIONING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD STALLING ISSUES AND CAR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING GEARS. IT FEELS LIKE IT JUST CAN'T GET SPEED UP AND NOT EVEN A HIGH RATE, JUST IN TOWN. I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE GEAR WENT FROM DRIVE TO 3RD! I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING WITH NO LUCK AND THEN THAT STALLING FEELING ALL THE WAY TO WORK. THE TRUCK HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN BUT IT'S NOT WORKING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347897August 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE DIED ON ROAD, TOWED TO SHOP THEY COULD NOT FIND ERROR, THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER. RELEASED VEHICLE BACK TO ME. BEGAN DIEING ON ROAD, LOST STEERING, LOST BRAKES, UNSURE IF LIGHTS WORKED. LIMPED BACK TO DEALER. DEALER FINALLY REPORTED THAT IT WAS A BAD WIRING HARNESS CONNECTION TO THE IGNITION SYSTEM. 2010 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 5K MILES. BARELY MISSED HITTING A POLICE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347854August 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPG WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000: POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE-TCM, PCM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATIVE TO THE RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346992August 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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