Jeep Commander Complaints

3,362 consumer complaints on file.

#10199986August 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WE PURCHASED A 2006 BRAND NEW JEEP COMMANDER FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY REASONS. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR THREE YOUNG DAUGHTERS ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH DURING THE EVENING HOURS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND LOST ALL POWER. MY WIFE AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY QUICKLY TURNING. SHE LATER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE THE ENTIRE TRIP ON THE SERVICE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE TO BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW BEEN ID, IT'S THE LOCATION OF THE IGNITION KEY BEING JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE. WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP CLOSE CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED WHILE DRIVING NOT TO HIT THE KEY. VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS SITUATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199662August 15, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLED TWICE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL THAT REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199735August 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1) DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON; BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. 2) HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF, SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE SHUT OFF; A MOMENT AFTER, THE TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SPUN 180 DEGREES, THEN COLLIDED WITH A GUARD RAIL AND BOUNCED OFF AND RETURNED TO THE INTERSTATE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC FACING THE WRONG WAY 3) INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR WAS HIRED BY CHRYSLER; THE REPORT FOUND NO MECHANICAL DEFECT NOR DID IT FIND ANY COMPUTER CODES THAT WOULD INDICATE A MALFUNCTION; CHRYSLER DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED WE CONTACT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY FOR REPAIRS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10199552August 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF IF THE KEY WAS TOUCHED OR STRUCK. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY RESTART BY COMING TO A STOP AND SHUTTING IT OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,756.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199354August 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HAS A COMPLETE BLACKOUT - IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, ENGINE STOPS RUNNING, EVERYTHING DIES! THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WHEN ON A LOCAL ROAD. DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER IN EXCESS OF 30 DAYS WITHOUT RESOLUTION. DEALER LENT US A LOANER - SAME MODEL - AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. WHEN REPORTED TO CHRYSLER CORPORATE, THEY DID NOTHING AND WERE NOT INTERESTED IN HELPING ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. WE FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT, DEATH AND OR INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199325August 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALL AND LOSS OF POWER TO INSTRUMENT PANEL MOMENTARILY WHILE APPROACHING RESIDENTIAL 30 MPH SPEED. HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS ACCELERATING WHEN IT HAPPENED. I NOTICED THE STALL AND LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH APPEARED TO BE INOPERATIVE. THEN IT 'CAME BACK TO LIFE' AND I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE RESPONDED AND I KEPT DRIVING WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199340August 12, 2007
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
I AM A CERTIFIED CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN. I ATTEMPTED AN INSTALL OF TWO BRITAX MARATHON CHILD RESTRAINTS (FORWARD-FACING) INTO THE OUTBOARD SECOND-ROW SEATING POSITIONS OF A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE HEADRESTS IN THOSE SEATING POSITIONS SLANT FORWARD AND DO NOT ALLOW THE CHILD RESTRAINTS TO LAY FLAT AGAINST THE VEHICLE SEAT BACK. THE HEADRESTS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE REMOVED AND WILL NOT FOLD BACK (IF REMOVED, TWO METAL SPIKES STICK OUT VERTICALLY FROM THE VEHICLE SEAT BACK). I BELIEVE THIS ARRANGEMENT MAY BE THE CAUSE OF INCORRECT FORWARD-FACING CHILD SEAT INSTALLATIONS IN 100% OF ATTEMPTS IN THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OTHER JEEP MODELS HAVE THE SAME HEADREST SETUP. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO ANSWER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198956August 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER OCCASIONALLY "HESITATES" WHEN I ACCELERATE. THUS FAR IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT CHANCES ARE GOOD THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN ONE DAY SOON. THIS HESITATION OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION AND I FEAR THAT IT MAY HAPPEN WHEN I AM UNABLE TO EVADE AN ONCOMING CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198961August 9, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWO DAYS. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO HIS VEHICLE IT WAS FLOODED WITH WATER FROM THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY A DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198813August 8, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WHILE BUCKLED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, HER TWO YEAR OLD GRANDSON PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT JUMPED IN THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE DRIVER SIDE BACK UP SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN AND FAILURE SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198818August 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IDLES ROUGHLY AND THE ENGINE REVS INTERMITTENTLY. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR A WHILE AND THEN DIMMED. DURING THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198573August 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198674August 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY HUSBAND AND I HAD JUST BOUGHT OUR FIRST NEW VEHICLE A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. IT ONLY HAD 65 MI. OR SO ON IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH MY 20 MONTH OLD LITTLE GIRL MY CAR STALLED. I ALMOST HIT A LINCOLN NAVIGATOR! I WENT TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THAT WAS AT 1400 MILES! THEN AT 3700 MI. I WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT AND MY CAR STARTING SHAKING REALLY BAD! THEN I ACCIDENTALLY PUT MY CAR IN 4TH GEAR AND THEN IT WOULDN'T GO BACK INTO DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE OWNING THIS COMMANDER! THE CAR DEALERSHIP ALSO TOLD ME THE SEATS WERE STAIN RESISTANT AND THEY ARE NOT BY ANY MEANS I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR UP CLOSE TO 15 TIMES TO HAVE APPLE JUICE TAKEN OUT OF MY "STAIN PROOF" CLOTH SEATS. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE!!!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198531August 5, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD STARTED CRACKING FROM TOP EDGE ON PASSENGER SIDE, ABOUT 5 INCHES FROM THE SIDE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO EVIDENCE OF A CHIP AND NO ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD AS FAR AS WE KNOW. THIS HAPPENED ON A RENTAL CAR SO IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE CRACK WAS ALREADY STARTED WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR AND WE DIDN'T SEE IT - THERE'S A SMALL PORTION OF THE GLASS THAT IS BLACK AT THE TOP SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE CRACK IN THIS AREA IF IT WAS ALREADY THERE. THE CRACK SPREAD DOWN A COUPLE OF INCHES FROM THE BLACK AREA AND THEN STARTED ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198557August 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2006 COMMANDER WHICH TRIES TO DIE WHEN IDLING. WHILE WAITING IN LINE AT BANK OR AT STOP SIGNS/LIGHTS. THE RPMS DROP FROM USUALLY 1000RPM TO BELOW 500RPM. I HAVE FOUND THAT IT WILL ONLY DO THIS IN DRIVE. IF I SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS IMMEDIATELY GO BACK UP. IT HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST YEAR, AT LEAST TWICE A MONTH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198358August 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC - WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND AVOID CRASH - TOOK SUV TO DEALER AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE OR DETECT PROBLEM (2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7 LITER ENGINE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198359August 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WHEN IDLING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198382August 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY AT 35 MPH WHEN SHE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED. ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED HER TO WRECK INTO AN ON COMING CAR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED AN IGNITION SWITCH AS THE ONLY PROBABLY CAUSE, BUT CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A FATALITY HOWEVER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD VERY EASILY LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198268August 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE INVOICES FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED WINDOWS ARE MALFUNCTIONING THEY ONLY GO HALFWAY UP AND COME RIGHT BACK DOWN. UPDATED 08/22/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198152August 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SEATS
I PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER IN OCTOBER OF 2006. AT ABOUT 2,000 MILES, I EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT CAUSED MANY GAUGES TO COME ON OR GO OFF. I DID LOSE MY HEADLIGHTS & THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED. I PULLED OVER, POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE & RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM 4 TIMES NOW. I'VE FILED THE LEMON LAW IN INDIANA, BUT IT WAS DENIED. THE LAST TIME I EXPERIENCED THE ELECTRICAL FAULT, MY SEAT STARTING MOVING FORWARD FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS REGISTERED FAULT CODES EVERY TIME THAT I SAVED. EACH TIME, THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE & PERFORMS COMPUTER FLASH UPDATES IN HOPES OF CORRECTING PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION, THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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