Jeep Commander Complaints (2008)

437 consumer complaints on file.

#10414284July 18, 2011
VISIBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUE, PERIODICALLY ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND THEN ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WILL FAIL - INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENT GAUGES, THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE OTHER LIGHTS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE RADIO, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. USUALLY EVERYTHING WILL RESET AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED, SHUT DOWN, ALLOWED TO "REST" FOR SEVERAL HOURS, AND RESTARTED. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED 8 OR 9 TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT. AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT THE RADIO SPEAKERS WENT DOWN ONE BY ONE AND YOU CAN NO LONGER USE THE RADIO, HOWEVER YOU DO SOMETIMES GET A LOUD STATIC SOUND OVER THE SPEAKERS - EVEN THOUGH THE RADIO IS TURNED OFF. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THIS FAILURE EVENT OCCURS THE SYSTEM WOULD "RESET ITSELF" WITHOUT INTERVENTION, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE IF I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR TESTING, SO I HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP WITH THIS EVER SINCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT OTHER RELATED SYSTEMS ARE FAILING PERMANENTLY I AM NOT WILLING TO PUT UP WITH IT ANY LONGER, I AM CONCERNED THAT EVENTUALLY EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FAIL PERMANENTLY INCLUDING THE INSTRUMENTS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ETC. THE CONSUMER SENT AN E-MAIL REQUESTING TO ADD ADDITIONAL INFO. YESTERDAY, 07/21/2011, THIS VEHICLE STALLED OUT TWICE WHILE IN OPERATION WHILE MY WIFE WAS RUNNING ERRANDS IN NORMAL CITY TRAFFIC. IN BOTH CASES SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD USING THE VEHICLE'S MOMENTUM AND WAS SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE A SHORT WHILE LATER. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE COMPLAINT ISSUE HAS ACTUALLY RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT WHILE IN TRAFFIC. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME THAT THE COMPLAINT ISSUE HAS OCCURRED IN SUCH RAPID SUCCESSION - FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THE FREQUENCY HAS BEEN ONCE EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS, NOW IT IS BECOMING ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK (OR IN THIS CASE, IN A DAY). UNABLE TO ADD THE LAST FEW LINES OF CONSUMERS SENTENCE AS THE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408534June 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406988June 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404268June 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. I BOUGHT IT ON JUNE 2010 THE TRACTION LIGHT FIRST CAME ON ABOUT 3 MONTH AFTER I GOT IT FIX AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER WERE I BOUGHT IT. THEN 3 MONTH LATER THE CAR WAS PARKED THEN WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE KEY TO START IT NOTHING I JUST SAW A FLICKER THAT SAID BAD KEY. HAD IT TOW TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CONTROL MODULAR SENSOR AND HAD TO REPLACE I ASKED IF IT WAS PART OF THE ELECTRICAL RECALL THEY SAID NO NOW 3 MONTH LATER MY RADIO HAS GONE OUT I HOPE IT IS NOT THE ELECTRICAL MODULAR AGAIN. I DID E-MAIL THE COMPANY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397340April 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST NINE TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THREE STARTERS AND FOUR COMPUTER MODULATORS YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL BUT HAD NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,225 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395525April 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,540 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,595.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394412April 6, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OUR 2008 COMMANDER HAS STALLED FOR NO REASON ON TWO OCCASIONS RECENTLY. IN BOTH INSTANCES, WE WERE DRIVING SLOW, ONE INTO A PARKING SPOT AND ONE INTO OUR GARAGE, AND THE JEEP STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN RESPONSIBLY. WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE SHOP THIS WEEK, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP COMMANDERS AND IS LIKELY VERY DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392208March 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 4.7 LITER V8 WAS JUST PURCHASED USED. THE 1ST DAY IT STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. THEN STALLED AT A DRIVE THROUGH. THE SECOND DAY THE STALLING CONTINUED INCLUDING ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN ABOUT 30 MPH. WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT RESTART AT FIRST, BUT THEN I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN CYCLING THE KEY TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IT WOULD RESTART INSTANTLY. THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER HAS VERIFIED THE ISSUE OCCURS, BUT HAS HAD IT FOR 3 WEEKS WITH NO IDEA OF A RESOLUTION. THEY REPORT BEING IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLERS STAR TECHNICAL SUPPORT... AGAIN NO ACTION OR RESOLUTION. I DISCOVERED THE PRIUS OWNER HAD VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION. IT IS JUST LIKE YOU TURN THE KEY OFF; NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. WHEN SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION IN GOOGLE... IT IS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE, BUT I CAN FIND NO RESOLUTIONS MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379642January 31, 2011
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ADJUST THE HEADREST IN THE MIDDLE ROW TO POSITION THEIR BOOSTER SEAT PROPERLY. THE HEADREST FORCED THE PASSENGER TO SIT FORWARD. THE DEALER AGREED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE BUT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADREST COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED WITHOUT IT BEING BROKEN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATD 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 05/19/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379497January 28, 2011
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD CRACK FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO SIGNS OF IMPACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368769November 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY ADULT CHILDREN'S 2008 JEEP COMMANDER ENGINE HAS QUIT RUNNING, WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING, EIGHT TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS. (7/26/2010 THRU 11/26/2010). THE LAST TIME THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE (TURNING THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES). THEY HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH WARNING LIGHTS FLICKERING AND/OR STAYING ON. THEY HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO WALDORF CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER 8 TIMES DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THEY HAVE REPAIRED MODULE WIRING, REPLACED THE STARTER AND TURNED THE CORE, PERFORMED ROUTINE CHECK UP AND MAINTENANCE, RUN/START CIRCUIT REPAIRED, THROTTLE AND GASKET REPAIRED/REPLACED TWICE, CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP. DEALER WOULD ONLY PROVIDE RENTAL CAR IF THE KIDS PAID FOR IT. ALSO TOOK THE JEEP TO DODGE DEALERSHIP IN WALDORF 8/2010, THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.
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
#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
#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
#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
#10345674July 27, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
USED POWER LIFTGATE TO OPEN AND PUT GROCERIES IN BACK OF 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. LIFTGATE FAILED AND SLAMMED DOWN ON MY BACK. NOW, WHEN ACTIVATING THE POWER LIFTGATE, IT GOES UP HALF WAY AND SLAMS SHUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10340062June 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
2008 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS THERE WERE NO FAULT CODES. TWO DAYS LATER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ON DECEMBER 2, 2009 THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE STALLING CONTINUED AS WELL. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE HESITATING AT TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE STREAM O2 SENSORS AND REST THE CONTROLLER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336480June 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE FAILED SO THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR REPAIR BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A CLAIM AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,285. UPDATED 07/28/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335223June 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR BRAKE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 12/20/10 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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