2008 Jeep Commander

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V537000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

• 12/28/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

• 12/28/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/28/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES

  I BOUGHT MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 WITH V8 4.7L, QUADRA TRACK II ON 8/1/2013. ATP I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON ______________. I SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AND THE CARE WAS REPAIRED. I SOON CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP BACK AND COMPLAINED OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON INTERMITTENTLY, 4X4 SERVICE LIGHT AND PARKING AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE ISSUES WERE NOT PARK OF THE RECALL THEY REPAIRED AND TO CALL THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. I CALLED AUTOMATION AND WAS TOLD THAT MY COMPLAINTS WERE NOT IN THE RECALL AND OR UNDER A WARRANTY WITH THEM AND TO PAY FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE SERVICES SO NO GO. I STILL HAVE THESE ISSUES OFF AND ON AND JUST GOT A SERVICE REPAIR RECALL NOTICE IN 9/2010. LIKE ALL THE OTHERS I'M STILL RISKING EVERYTHING EACH TIME I DRIVE THE ONLY CAR WE OWN AS A FAMILY AND AN WAITING FOR CHRYSLER TO MAKE THE PART AVAILABLE AND PRAY I DON'T HURT MYSELF MY FAMILY OR ANOTHER DRIVER, IF THE SYSTEM DECIDES TO COMPLETELY FAIL. COME ON GET YOUR [XXX] TOGETHER WE NEED PARTS AND A FIX ASAP!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/27/2016· ENGINE

  TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON I-85 WHEN THE JEEP COMMANDER MADE A CLUNK SOUND AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THERE WAS NO POWER AND IT WAS UNABLE TO START. THIS OCCURRED AROUND 10PM WHEN I WAS HEADING HOME AFTER WORK. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE SINCE IT WAS DARK. I WAS EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENTING AND STAYED WITH ME UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. I TOOK IT TO A FIRST MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ENGINE WAS TOTALED. I WENT FOR A SECOND OPINION TO ANOTHER MECHANIC SINCE THE CAR WAS MADE IN 2008 AND HAS ABOUT 112,000 MILES BUT WAS ALSO INFORMED THE ENGINE WAS TOTALED. THIS WAS A SHOCK AND DISAPPOINTING SINCE I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE.

• 12/25/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS MAKE S LOUD BUZZING NOISE. I BELIEVE ITS THE ACTIVATOR. THIS WAS NOTICED RECENTLY.

• 12/25/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE POWER LOCKS MAKE A HORRIBLE NOISE I I BELIEVE IT IS THE ACTIVATOR

• 12/23/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2008 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS A DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGE DISPLAYED "KEY DAMAGED". THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS HOME, WHERE HE USED THE SPARE KEY FOB, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DOORS LOCKED AND THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THEM USING THE KEY, BUT THE ALARM WENT OFF AND THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO STOP IT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THE RECALL HE HAD RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER 2014. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

• 12/22/2020· POWER TRAIN

  ON A 2 LANE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 25 TO 30 MPH, THE 2008 JEEP COMMANDER QUIT ACCELERATING WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. IT RESPONDED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. RPM'S REVED UP HIGH WITH NO ACCELERATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING. INTERMITTENTLY.

• 12/22/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,260.

• 12/21/2016· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD START AND THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 12/20/2007· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD OF 2008 JEEP COMMANDER HAS CRACKED TWICE IN LESS THAN THE FIRST 1,000 MILES. BOTH TIMES WERE VERY SMALL AND SLOW ROCKS THAT WOULD NEVER DO ANY DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER WINDSHIELD I HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC! I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A FUTURE SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

• 12/19/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT LEAKED INTO THE CABIN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOOT WELL BECAUSE OF THE DRAIN TUBES FOR THE SUNROOF. I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT THE VERY NEXT TIME IT RAINED IT WAS SOAKED AGAIN AND BY THEN I FOUND OUT WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLE. IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO BE A GOOD CONSUMER AND NOT MAKE ANY WAVES, BUT I DON'T WANT TO KEEP PAYING FOR A LEAKING VEHICLE, AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHAT HAPPENS IF I GO TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SLIP AND FALL, I HAVE FEET ANKLE PROBLEMS AS IT IS AND IT'S DETRIMENTAL TO MY HEALTH SHOULD THAT HAPPEN.

• 12/17/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,585.

• 12/17/2014· POWER TRAIN

  LEFT CAR ON BUT IN "PARK" AS WE PUMPED GAS. ABOUT A MINUTE INTO PUMPING GAS, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD A FEW INCHES THEN CAME TO A STOP AUTOMATICALLY. *TR

• 12/16/2018· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  TAMARA RECALL THE JEEP WILL CUT OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT WILL ALSO MAKE ATTEMPTS TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND BELOW. THE ESP LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON. ONCE ABLE TO GET THE JEEP STOPPED WITH OUT GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT IT WILL RESTART AND ALL LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW 3 TIMES WITH IN 4 DAYS WITH IT CUTTING COMPLETELY OFF AND 5 TIMES TRYING TO WHILE DRIVING. THE 1ST TIME IT WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 50 MILES AND HOUR. THE 2ND TIME I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE GOING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HR. THE 3RD TIME I WAS DOING 35 MILES AN HR ON A BUSY STREET. THE TIMES THAT IT HAS ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF BUT DIDN'T I WAS GOING BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MILES AN HR. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR ANYONE TO BE DRIVING AND HAVE HAPPEN. IT CAN CAUSE ME TO HAVE ACCIDENT AND OR TO CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HARM AND LOSS OF LIFE. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH OR AN ISSUE WITH THE MOTOR OR WIRING. SOMETHING IS WRONG. I SEE ON OTHER FORUMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS JEEP FROM I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I AM IN FEAR FOR MYSELF AND KIDS AND OTHERS.

• 12/11/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ENGINE

  CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL OUT FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. THE RECALL NOTICES WERE ISSUED IN SEPT 2014. IT IS NOW MID DEC AND THERE ARE NO PARTS AND NO REMEDY FOR THIS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER DIRECTLY. ON THE RECALL IT STATES THAT THE ENGINE CAN STOP DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE W/IN THE VEH WITH OUT NOTICE AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING CAN BE LOST AND OR THE BRAKING ALL OF WHICH INCREASE YOUR CRASH POTENTIAL. THERE IS ALSO WARNING THAT THE AIR BAGS CAN DEPLOY W/O WARNING CAUSING BODILY HARM TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. THEY ARE AWARE THERE IS AN ISSUE AND STATE THEY STILL HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE - INEXCUSABLE!!! *TR

• 12/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

• 12/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. IN ADDITION, ALL ELECTRIC FEATURES ON THE DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

• 12/10/2012· ENGINE

  TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE HWY AT 70 MPH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND IT STARTED BACK UP. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING MONTHLY ISSUE, SOMETIMES IT SHUT OFF 10 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE COMES ON FOR A FEW DAYS AND GOINGS OFF. IT HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHEN DRIVING I HAVE STAY IN THE RIGHT LANE SO IF IT HAPPENS I WONT BE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. THIS RECENT TIME ON NOVEMBER 30, 2012 WAS TRAVELING WITH BUSINESS CLIENTS, SEVERAL OTHER TIMES WITH MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILDREN. TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY HAVE TESTED ON THEIR EQUIPMENT (CHARGE ME UP TO OVER $200.00 TO TEST) AND TOLD ME TECH COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG; REPLACE A SWITCH. THIS ISSUE HAS FORCED ME IN MY BUSINESS TO TRAVEL TO RENT A RENTAL CAR TO TRAVEL OUT OF THE TOWN AS BEFORE I DROVE MY JEEP. THIS IS EXPENSE AND MAKING A DECISION IF I NEED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE: NOT A JEEP. *TR

• 12/10/2007· VISIBILITY

  ONLY AFTER 3 WEEKS OF DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING AT THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD AND SPREADING UP AND TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR OBJECT THAT IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSED THIS CRACK. IT SEEMED TO OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO THE HEAT BEING LOWERED IN THE CAR DURING A VERY COLD NIGHT (AROUND 28F ). THE CRACK HAS RAPIDLY SPREAD TO ABOUT 2 FEET IN THREE DAYS. *TR

• 12/09/2013· STRUCTURE

  WE HAD A VERY HARD RAIN AND WHEN I WENT TO MY JEEP THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR WAS FULL OF WATER. I STARTED MY JEEP UP AND MY RADIO SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING. BEFORE I PURCHASED THE JEEP CHRYSLER HAD TO FIX A WATER PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS FLOODING THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND THEY HAD TO FIX THE SPEAKERS BECAUSE THE BACK SPEAKERS WERE NOT WORKING. NOW I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES BUT NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

• 12/09/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-25 MPH, THE ENGINE JERKED WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

• 12/08/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/08/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 27 NOV, AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A 2-LANE HIGHWAY. WE WERE TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH WHEN THE JEEP MADE A ?CLUNK? SOUND, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, GOT OUT AND DID A QUICK EXTERNAL CHECK TO TRY AND SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG. I GOT BACK IN AND TRIED TO START THE JEEP AGAIN, AND IT DID START UP. WE CAUTIOUSLY PROCEEDED BACK TO OUR HOTEL AND I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED UP THE NEAREST JEEP DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE JEEP DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE JEEP, BUT THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON OUR JEEP WAS LOOSE, WHICH COULD ALLOW IT TO SLIP FROM THE ON POSITION TO THE ACC POSITION WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP WHILE DRIVING. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED THAT WE REMOVE ALL KEY CHAINS FROM THE KEY, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. JUST TWO DAYS LATER, ON 29 NOV, WE HAD ANOTHER DANGEROUS INCIDENT. THIS TIME, WE WERE ON THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3-LANE INTERSTATE. WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 70 MPH WHEN I AGAIN HEARD THE LOUD ?CLUNK?, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND TRIED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN THE LANE TO THE RIGHT OF US, AS I COULD BARELY GET THE JEEP OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER. IF ANOTHER VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSE BEHIND US OR COMING UP ON THE RIGHT OF US, WE WOULD SURELY HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION REGARDING A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM EITHER. *TR

• 12/07/2007· SUSPENSION

  TL- THE CONTAC OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WAS TRAVELING 30MPH WHEN THE FRONT AXEL BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THAT FRONT AXEL BROKE BECAUSE OF A CATOSTROPHIC DEFECT. THE DEALER SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURE REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 75. LI

• 12/06/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 12/05/2016· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

• 12/04/2015· ELECTRICAL 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/03/2020· FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

  YOU WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WILL STALL ON YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NO WARNING.

• 12/02/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 12/02/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE WOULD START. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS WORKED. DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS AT THE STARTER. FIRST INCIDENT WAS APRIL 2013. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN DECEMBER 2014. BOTH TIMES LEFT STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. *JS

• 12/02/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER IN FEB 2009. IT HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IN NOVEMBER 2013 (ON THANKSGIVING MORNING) DROVE IT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I CAME BACK IT DIDN'T START. HAS TO CALL A TOW TRUCK, OVER THE HOUR WHILE I WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK IT DIDN'T START AND I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC CAUSE THE CHRYSLER SERVICE STATION WAS CLOSED ON THANKSGIVING THROUGH DEC 2ND. THE MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE TRUCK ON 11/28 FRIDAY AND IT STARTED. HE HAS HAD THE TRUCK SINCE 11/28 AND EVERY TIME HE GOES TO START IT, IT STARTS WHICH DOESN'T HELP ME CAUSE HE CAN'T PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER SERVICE STATION AND THEY CAN'T TAKE ME UNTIL 12/11. BIGGER QUESTION IS WHY ISN'T MY TRUCK INCLUDED IN THE CHRYSLER # H03 RECALL? IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL, YET WHEN I CALL CHRYSLER THEY TELL ME MY 2008 JEEP ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL AND THE 2008 RECALL INCLUDES THE JEEP. IT'S AN AMBIGUOUS DECISION AND LEAVES PEOPLE IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS. MY TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED UNLESS IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE IN A SERVICE STATION SO IT CAN BE DOCUMENTED BY A COMPUTER. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BY DODGE / CHRYSLER TO FIX IT WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE. *TR

• 12/02/2008· VISIBILITY

  AFTER A NIGHT OF 28 WEATHER, NOTICED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STEMMING UP FROM THE WIPER BLADE AREA, FORMING AN UPSIDE-DOWN "L" SHAPE ANGLED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO IMPACT FROM AN OBJECT HAD OCCURRED. UPON DRIVING THE SAME MORNING AND STOPPING AT A GAS STATION, WHEN I RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE NOTICED THE EXACT SAME UPSIDE-DOWN L-SHAPE CRACK HAD OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHILE PUMPING GAS. AGAIN, THE CRACK APPEARED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT FROM AN OBJECT. THE TWO L-SHAPED CRACKS ARE SYMMETRICAL TO EACH OTHER, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, BOTH STEMMING FROM THE TWO WIPER AREAS, WHICH SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO HAVING THE DEFROST RUNNING DURING COLD WEATHER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WILL BE GOING THERE AFTER WORK TODAY. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WITH NO COST TO ME, AS IT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD WAS ACTUALLY CAUSED BY THE IMPACT OF AN OBJECT AND NOT DUE TO DEFECTIVE GLASS. THE CONSUMER WISHED TO RETRACT HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 12/12/08. *JB

• 11/30/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TRANFERCASE SHIFTED INTO NUETRAL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THEN BACK TO DRIVE JERKING THE GEARS AND GEARS ARE NOW POPPING WHILE ACCELERATING.

• 11/27/2010· 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.

• 11/26/2007· VISIBILITY

  I JUST PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER ALMOST 3 WEEKS AGO AND I ALREADY HAVE A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A LITTLE STAR THAT TURNED INTO A VERY LARGE CRACK IN JUST A MATTER OF HOURS. IT WAS A VERY SMALL ROCK THAT MADE A VERY BIG CRACK. NOW MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS BUGGING OUT. *TR

• 11/22/2015· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT/ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND DRIFTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITH LIMITED CONTROL AND NEARLY AVOIDING SEVERAL VEHICLES. VEHICLE REMAINED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE AND WAS SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED.

• 11/21/2018· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL TANK WHERE FILLER HOSE CONNECTS HAS STARTED TO LEAK WHEN I FILL TANK. ALSO EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE MADE SO SMALL AND WEAK THAT THEY BRAKE AND DEALER KEEPS TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT ENGINE NOISE OF KNOCKING IS NORMAL ON COMMANDER.

• 11/20/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PREVIOUSLY OWNED JEEP COMMANDER WAS PURCHASED FROM A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN 2012. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD UNUSUALLY SHORT BATTERY LIFE: THE BATTERY IN THE CAR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS (WARRANTIED 3 YEAR BATTERY LIFE FROM MANUFACTURER). ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR HAS FAILED TO START ATLEAST 5 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE BATTERY POWER WILL BE FINE, BUT THE IGNITION WILL REFUSE TO ENGAGE(NO CLICKING SOUND.) IF ANOTHER BATTERY IS HOOKED UP TO THE ENGINE, IT WILL START JUST FINE WITHOUT ANY WAITING PERIOD TO CHARGE BATTERY SINCE THE CAR'S BATTERY WILL STILL BE FULLY CHARGED. TODAY THE ENGINE WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL AND WE FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON SINCE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO JUMP THE ENGINE THIS TIME. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE, AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM, SO IT SHOULDN'T BE A BROKEN OR WORN DOWN PART(ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE 60,000/4 YEAR OLD MARK). ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR WILL NOT DISPLAY ANY FAULT MESSAGES, SO IT EITHER CAN'T SENSE THE IGNITION PROBLEM, OR HASN'T BEEN PROGRAM TO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE POWER ANOMALIES IN THE STARTER/IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR

• 11/20/2009· VISIBILITY,SEATS

  CRACKED WINDSHIELD -- MY WIFE'S 2008 JEEP COMMANDER HAS EXPERIENCED THREE CHIPS IN THE WINDSHIELD; ONE WAS REPAIRED, ONE DEVELOPED INTO A CRACK AND THE THIRD HAS REMAINED A "STAR." IN ADDITION, A CRACK DEVELOPED BELOW THE ONE CAUSE BY A PEBBLE. WE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED RUST STAINS ON THE THIRD ROW SEATS WHERE THE SEAT FOLD-DOWN HINGES ARE RUSTING THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT COVERINGS. *TR

• 11/18/2020· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE RECALL (N23 NHTSA 13V 225) PER SHANEPUA, OF CHRYSLER, THAT IS NOW CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS ON MY VEHICLE WAS NOT TASKED TO MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE AND THEY WON'T HONOR THE RECALL. THE OTHER 2 RECALLS WERE POORLY DONE IN FEB 2020 AND IS NOW AGAIN CAUSING PROBLEMS.

• 11/18/2018· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,SEATS

  VEHICLE DROPS FROM 70 MPH TO 30 MPH UNEXPECTEDLY AND FREQUENTLY. UNABLE TO GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. ADDING 1 QUART TRANSMISSION FLUID LASTS FOR A FEW DAYS. NO LEAKS SEEN BY 3 MECHANICS

• 11/17/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

• 11/13/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

• 11/12/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/10/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK. THE VIN WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

• 11/09/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER STARTED GIVE PROBLEMS BY NOT STARTING, CHANGED THE STARTER ONCE, IT WORK FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN STARTED AGAIN, CHANGED THE STARTED TWICE WITHING 6 MONTHS AND STILL GIVES PROBLEMS, WHATS WRONG WITH THIS CAR, I CANT RELY ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT LEAVES ME EVERY WHERE.

• 11/09/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  IT SEEM THAT THE MAJORITY / EVERY JEEP COMMANDER OR G. CHEROKEE HAS GONE THROUGH ONE OR MORE RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO EVEN FIND A STEERING RACK TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE... AS IF THAT WILL LAST LONG. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS IF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH ISSUES WITH THESE NEWER JEEPS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A 2005 OR NEWER JEEP AGAIN! CHRYSLER HAS REALLY DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS AND COMPLETELY RUINED A GREAT NAME FOR JEEP AND THEIR PRODUCTS. THIS JEEP IS FALLING APART AT NOT EVEN 80K MILES. IF I HAD TO PAY SOMEONE - THE DEALER /"STEALER" TO REPLACE ALL THE DEFECTIVE PARTS I WOULD HAVE TO SELL MY HOME. I HAVE BUCKETS AND BUCKETS OF PARTS (RUBBER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, BALL JOINTS, SEIZED BRAKE COMPONENTS ETC ETC) AND NOW THIS. NOTHING CAN BE WORKED ON, IF YOU TAKE IT APART YOU BETTER BUY A NEW ONE. EVERYTHING IS THROW AWAY. *TR

• 11/05/2015· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.