Jeep Commander Complaints

3,362 consumer complaints on file.

#10627308August 21, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
HELLO, MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STARTED STALLING OUT OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAS STALLED ON ME ON AND OFF VARIOUS TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS BUT USUALLY AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY SCARY. I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE AND NOW IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I AM DRIVING A 1991 HONDA BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR AT THIS TIME. I JUST PAID THIS JEEP OFF AND NOW I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER FIXED THE ONE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE CALLED THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND IT RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND NOW ONCE AGAIN THE CAR STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS HEADED TO A CAMPING TRIP WITH MY KIDS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO GOING 50 MPH AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI AND SEVERAL CARS WERE HONKING AND TRYING TO AVOID MY JEEP. I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND THERE ARE NO NOTIFICATIONS THAT THE CAR WILL STALL SO IT IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. I AM SO UPSET THAT I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AND FEEL SAFE. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS THAT COVERS UP TO JANUARY 2006 AND MY VEHICLE WAS MADE IN MARCH SO THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE PCM WHICH MY CAR HAS THE SAME CODE ON THE DIAGNOSIS BUT NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS SITUATION CAN BE RESOLVED BY JEEP STEPPING UP AND TAKING CARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627333August 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY JEEP WON'T START. BATTERY IS GOOD, LIGHTS ECT...COME ON BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE A SOUND. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOW IT WON'T START AGAIN. I'VE SEEN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND SEEMS TO BE A CORROSION ISSUE WITH SOME WIRES? THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED! I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625909August 18, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A WINDING ROAD. LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE IN THE PAST MONTH. OUR MECHANIC IS SCRATCHING HIS HEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625818August 17, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
2007 JEEP COMMANDER (PURCHASED USED IN THE FALL OF 2012): AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE CAR ABRUPTLY SPED UP, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. I CRASHED INTO AN UTILITY POLE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE PARKING LOT EXIT AS A RESULT. THE CAR IS NOW TOTALED AND THE UTILITY POLE WAS DAMAGED (LEANING OVER). I TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 26 FEET, AT A SPEED HIGH ENOUGH TO CREATE THAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS DRIVEN PROFESSIONALLY FOR MANY YEARS, THIS WAS UNNERVING AND UNUSUAL. ALSO, AROUND 3 MONTHS AGO THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS FOLLOWING A CAR GOING 45 MPH, AND MY COMMANDER SUDDENLY SPED UP, CAUSING ME TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AT THE TIME, BUT NOW I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS/WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622623August 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THIS WEEK WHILE BOTH IDLING AND WHEN IN TRANSIT. IT CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY AND OPERATION OF THE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WITHOUT SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622484August 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND POWER WINDOWS WOULD ONLY FUNCTION SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO DETECTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622233August 14, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER OFF AND ON AND STEERING VEHICLE INTO A LEFT TURN WAS HARD TO DO. TOOK VEHICLE TO JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM IS A ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL ISSUE, THE MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND MANUFACTURER HAS NOT IDENTIFIED A FIX. WAS TOLD I COULD PURCHASE A NEW MODULE, APPROX. $400.00 FOR INSTALL, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. LIGHTENING CONTINUES TO FLICKER APPROXIMATELY 3 - 4 TIMES PER MONTH. ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE, BUT CONFIDENCE IN JEEP AUTOS IS SHAKEN. MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621136August 9, 2014
ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LIGHTS ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AC/HEAT PANEL WILL NOT LIGHT UP SINCE 2011. ALSO MY STEREO LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS AND SPEEDOMETER LIGHTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENT LIGHT FLICKER RANDOMLY. MY OTHER PROBLEM THAT STARTED IN APRIL OF 2014 IS WHEN I AM DRIVING AT 55/60 MPH A WARNING MESSAGE WILL POP UP THAT READS TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE. IT SOMETIMES GOES OUT ON ITS OWN WHILE I AM STILL DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE ME TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE THEN IT WILL GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619551August 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED EDITION 4X4 AT VARIOUS SPEEDS CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ALL POWER FEATURES INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL LOCK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. FORCED TO MANEUVER TO SHOULDER IF POSSIBLE (DANGEROUS) PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN RE-START. SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES SINCE 2010. HAVE SOUGHT INFORMATION FROM DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR AT MY OWN EXPENSE TO NO AVAIL. MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE ON ROAD TESTS, WHICH IS EXPECTED SINCE THE STALLING IS UNPREDICTABLE. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS 8/5/14 - COMPLETE ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING (APPROXIMATELY 40MPG), STEERING WHEEL AND ALL OTHER POWER FEATURES LOCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN RE-STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619557August 7, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY
SUNROOF/WINDOWS LEAK AND CAUSE WATER TO FLOOD INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AREA. UP TO AN INCH OF STANDING WATER ACCUMULATES IN PASSENGER FLOOR AREA DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620636August 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619463August 6, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY JEEP IT STALLS AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP (BASICALLY TURNS INTO MANUAL STEERING) AND MY BRAKES LOCK UP ( NO BRAKES AT ALL) AND I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS JEEP A WK GO FROM MCGEE CHEVROLET IN RAYNHAM MA. THE FIRST NIGHT I DROVE IT HOME IT STALLED PULLING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING TO TELL THEM AND THEY WOULDN'T TAKE THE JEEP TIL THE FOLLOWING WK TO LOOK AT IT THEY CAME UP WITH EVERY EXCUSE IN THE WORLD. WHEN I BROUGHT THE JEEP IN TODAY THEY HAD ME SIGN A DEDUCTIBLE OF 100 DOLLARS BUT YET WHEN I FIRST TEST DROVE THE JEEP IT I TOLD THEM TO FIX IT BUT ALL THEY DID WAS CLEARED THE CODES (FLASHED THE COMPUTER) NOW I HAVE A REJECTION STICKER ON THE VEHICLE AND NO CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619190August 6, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 11/14/14*CN UPDATED 8/12/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619221August 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 LOSES ALL POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS TAKEN BACK TO REEDMAN-TOLL DEALERSHIP X2 IN APRIL 2014 AND AUG 2014, AND THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. REEDMAN TOLD US GAS CAP COULD CAUSE ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON, OR WIN MODULE, WHICH WAS REPLACED ONCE, MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE KEY CHAIN IS TOO HEAVY (CANNOT HAVE MULTIPLE KEYS ON CHAIN) AND MAY NEED TUNE UP. IT S SOO SCARY AND DANGEROUS NOW WE SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED. IS THIS CAUSED BY THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR? IS THERE A RECALL? AT. 50-60 MPH THE ENGINE WITH HESITATE AND STALLS OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS AND REQUIRE A SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. ALL POWER IS LOST: STEERING AND BRAKES! ....... MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NO. (VIN): [XXX]... SUMMARY: MY VEHICLE STALLED OVER 5 TIMES IN FIRST 10 MINUTES OF OPERATION. ONCE I GOT TO 50-60 MPH THE ENGINE WITH HESITATE AND STALL OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS AND REQUIRE A SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ISSUE WITH MY JEEP COMMANDER SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT IN 2012. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO JEEP/CHRYSLER ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE NEVER FOUND THE ISSUE. I HAD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE WITH NAPERVILLE CHRYSLER/JEEP/RAM/DODGE ON FRIDAY 6/20 BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND DANGEROUS. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE READ THAT 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF JEEP OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND TO DATE NO RECALL OR FIX. SHAME ON CHRYSLER, SOMEBODY WILL BE INJURED BECAUSE THIS ISSUE. REQUEST RESEARCH FILTER 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 COMPLAINTS . 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
#10618936August 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR- I WAS ABLE START IT TWICE AFTER A FEW SIMPLE TEST.- I MADE SURE THE BATTERY CABLE/TERMINALS WERE TIGHT, I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF, AND I THEN CUT IT OFF. ON THE 3RD TIME IT DID NOTHING. NO DASH LIGHT RADIO, NO A/C, WINDOWS NOT WORKING. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SO BATTERY IS FINE. THE KEY WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE STARTER WORKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618949August 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2010. IT FIRST HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AS SHE DROVE ON I-75 THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF ON HER AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A CAR THAT WAS BEHIND HER. IT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 7 TIMES SINCE AND RECENTLY MUCH MORE THAN BEFORE WHERE THE SAME THING HAPPENS THE CAR TURNS OFF AND YOU LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF EVERYTHING,BRAKES ,STEERING ETC THE CAR JUST FLOATS FOR ABOUT TWO BLOCKS AND YOU ARE HELPLESS UNTIL IT STOPS. MY WIFE CONTACTED CHRYSLER THIS LAST TIME TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT OUR CAR WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION ,THAT RECALLS WERE BEING DONE IN SEPTEMBER BUT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND THEN GET REIMBURSED .I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THE CONSUMER SHOULD PAY FOR ANYTHING MUCH LESS SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCOVERED TO BE A MANUFACTURING FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618499August 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAD TROUBLE GETTING MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND HAD TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE KEY WOULD TURN COMPLETELY OFF AND FINALLY COME OUT. I LOCKED MY CAR AND WENT INTO MY HOME. I LATER WENT OUT TO GO TO THE STORE. I UNLOCKED MY CAR VIA KEYLESS ENTRY WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. I WENT AND BOUGHT BATTERIES FOR MY KEY FOBS THINKING THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT. MY JEEP WHICH IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION IS STUCK IN MY DRIVE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618376August 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WENT OUT. WHEN I LOOKED IT UP ON THE WWW IT SHOWED A LOT OF SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618127August 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR STARTED TWICE AND THEN CUT OFF. AFTER THE 3RD TIME IT DID NOTHING. NO DASH LIGHT RADIO OR ANYTHING WILL WORK. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SO BATTERY IS FINE. THE KEY WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618172August 1, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
DRIVING ON STRAIGHT RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT 35 MPH. ABRUPT POWER LOSS TO VEHICLE OCCURRED. GAS GAUGE WENT FROM HALF FULL TO BELOW EMPTY. DIFFICULT STEERING AND BRAKING. VEHICLE COASTED ENOUGH TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A SIDE STREET. STOPPED VEHICLE, REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION, PUT THE KEY BACK IN, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. EXACT SCENARIOS REPORTED IN THE NEWS. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2008 MODEL AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL THAT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED WHEREBY THE RECALL YEAR STOPPED AT 2007. . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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