Jeep Commander Complaints (2008)
437 consumer complaints on file.
- #10705265April 13, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10704947April 10, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10704649April 9, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY FOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. ....UPDATED 07/23/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE ALLOTTED TIME TO REPAIR A FACTORY RECALL. UPDATED 08/26/15.*JB UPDATED 11/24/15.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10703823April 5, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MORE THAN ONCE OUR JEEP COMMANDER, WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HAS TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE CAR TURNS OFF YOU LOSE NEARLY ALL BRAKING AND STEERING POWER. LUCKILY NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT, YET. THIS SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE RECENT JEEP IGNITION RECALL, YET NO PART IS AVAILABLE TO ACTUALLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING, WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE CAR WHICH MEANS WE WERE FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER CAR UNTIL OUR JEEP CAN BE FIXED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10703227April 1, 2015ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE WAS IN THE JEEP WITH MY 3 CHILDREN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. SHE SAID THE JEEP, WHICH IS 4X4 AND HAS THE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE, DIED WITH NO WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10701882March 26, 2015AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10701926March 26, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED MORE THAN ONCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER MORE THAN TWICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10701809March 25, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AUGUST 2013 - WOULD NOT START, FINALLY GOT JUMPED OFF AND STARTED. JEEP PLACE COULD NOT RETRACE PROBLEM. INSTALLED NEW BATTERY. BACK UP CAMERA AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAD BEEN OUT. NOVEMBER 2014 - WOULD NOT START. WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. JEEP PLACE SAID WAS NOT BATTERY, KEYS WERE BAD! MADE NEW KEYS AND IT STARTED. MARCH 2015 - WOULD NOT START. AAA JUMPED IT OFF. CAN'T BE BATTERY. I STILL THINK IT HAS A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM. ONLY HAS 76K ON IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10701202March 23, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10700708March 20, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION FOBIK REPLACED AT MY OWN COST PRIOR TO THIS RECALL. DO I GET THIS REIMBURSED SINCE I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUE? THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE-WHAT DO I DO WHEN THE JEEP JUST STOPS WORKING?YOU REALLY NEED TO GET ON THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION, SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION (WHICH SHUTS EVERYTHING DOWN) GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND FROM TIME TO TIME-CAR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE FOBIK AND WILL NOT START. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10695409March 19, 2015POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10695028March 18, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10694906March 17, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10694625March 16, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10693379March 10, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10693438March 10, 2015ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON DECEMBER 23RD 2014, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY. AS WE PULLED INTO A REST AREA, THE JEEP IGNITION CUT OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WHEN WE TRIED TO RESTART THE JEEP, WE KEPT GETTING A KEY BAD ERROR. MY WIFE HAD HER KEY WITH HER, SO WE TRIED HERS AS WELL AND GOT THE SAME RESULT. WE ENDED UP GETTING TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALER AND ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE IGNITION MODULE REPLACED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10692819March 8, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE P57/NHTSA 14V-567 MONTHS AGO BY MAIL. IT SAID THAT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM THE DEALER OR CHRYSLER SINCE!!! IS THE PART IN???? WHEN CAN I GET IT FIXED????? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10692492March 6, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10691746March 3, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WHILE WAITING TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10691461March 2, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0