2007 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

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.

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

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

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

2007 JEEP COMMANDER - CAR STALLED AT A DRIVING INTERSECTION. POWER WENT OUT, AND HAD TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO TURN OVER THE ENGINE W/ NO LUCK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. *JB THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY CHECK THE COMPUTER AND DROVE IT 5 MILES, AND SAID THEY CANNOT DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED IT.

THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS I HAVE GOTTEN THREE HITS TO THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. ALL THREE WERE BELOW THE WIPER LINE. THE FIRST ONE RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE CRACK WHICH WA S NOW A FOOT LONG. BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO REPAIR THAT I RECEIVED ANOTHER STONE HIT. THIS ONE ALSO CRACKED IMMEDIATELY, AND WAS ABOUT 8" LONG. THIS THIRD HIT HAPPENED THIS MORNING AND COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. THE HIT WAS AGAIN BELOW THE WIPER BLADE ,BUT THIS TIME THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND BLEW SMALL GLASS PIECES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 6 MORE INCHES TO THE LEFT I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT IN THE FACE. AS IT WAS I GOT HIT IN THE ARM, AND HAD GLASS DUST AND SHARDS ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD AND PASSENGER SEAT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE NOW.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SWUNG AROUND AND WAS HIT HEAD ON. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DASHBOARD CRUMBLED INTO PIECES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE IMPACT SPEED WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

BRAKING CAPABILITY -- SEEMINGLY IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE -- IS DIMINISHED BY APPARENT WARPING OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. THIS BECAME FIRST NOTICEABLE TO ME AT APPROX JUST 15K MILES. JEEP (DAIMLERCHRYSLER) WANTS NO PART OF REPAIR (WARRANTY EXP AT 12K MILES, THEY SAY). INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INFORMS ME THAT THIS IS CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. I COMPLAINED TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER VIA LATTER IN MARCH; THEY DECLINED TO HELP VIA LETTER DATED APRIL 10, 2007.

ON SEVERAL OCCASION WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY CUT OUT. I HAVE CONCLUDED, LUCKILY WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INJURY, THAT THE CAUSE WAS MY INADVERTENTLY HITTING THE IGNITION KEY, LOCATED IN THIS VEHICLE PERILOUSLY CLOSE TO THE DRIVER'S RIGHT KNEE, AND EFFECTIVELY TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION. IT TOOK A SLIGHT TOUCH FOR THIS TO OCCUR, ESPECIALLY WITH OTHER KEYS OR SUCH DANGLING DOWN FROM THE IGNITION KEY. FOR A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER, SUCH AS MY DAUGHTER THIS SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER ON THE OPEN ROAD COULD , D AT SOME POINT,WILL-- CAUSE PANIC AND PERHAPS MUCH WORSE. THIS NEEDED ADDRESSED. I HAVE READ ON INTERNET SITES/BLOCS ABOUT OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. *AK

ROLLING TO A SLOW STOP THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED SUCCESSFULLY. *TR