2008 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. 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 ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (AIR BAGS); 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE A MAN RAN INTO THE BACK OF MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A STREET AND THEN SHUT OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR YEARS WITHOUT MAJOR INCIDENT. HOWEVER HERE LATELY THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AND THEN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45-55MPH. I HAVE HAD 2 TYPES OF RECALL WORK DONE. HOWEVER THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR RIGHT NOW IS BACK AT THE DEALER.

THIS NOTE, IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. OTHER INCIDENTS REPORTED BACK IN SUMMER 2014 (REPORTED TO NHTSA). ON OCTOBER 16, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:35PM MY ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY (I-94) IN MI WHILE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. ALL GAUGES ON DASHBOARD WHEN TO ZERO. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOP THE CAR. PLEASE NOTE, I HAD A 5 YEAR OLD AND A 4 YEAR OLD WITH ME IN THE CAR. I LET CAR SIT FOR COUPLE MINUTES THEN RESTARTED. SOME MODELS OF THE 2008 JEEP COMMANDER HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH; HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THIS MODEL STILL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED.