2007 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START, THE KEY INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE JIGGLED. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

THE JEEP WILL NOT START AND LEFT US STRANDED 30 MILES FROM HOME. I HAD TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE IC LIGHT UP AND IT MAKES A CLICKING SOUND BUT WON'T TURN OVER. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD STARTER BUT AFTER RESEARCHING IT THAT NIGHT I REALIZED IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THEIR COMMANDERS. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME THE NEXT DAY BY QUICKLY TURNING THE KEY FROM THE "OFF" POSITION TO "START" RAPIDLY. IT STARTED AFTER 15-20 TRIES OF THIS MOVEMENT. NOW THAT IT IS HOME, I WAS ABLE TO START IT ONCE EACH DAY SINCE THE INITIAL ISSUE. BUT NOW, I AM UNABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. COULD BE THE WCM, STARTER HARNESS, SENTRY KEY MODULE, ETC. REGARDLESS, IT IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AMONGST JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS AND SOMETHING I THINK JEEP NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF. I UNDERSTAND THIS ISN'T SPECIFICALLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT COULD BE IF MY WIFE AND 11 MONTH OLD ARE LEFT STRANDED SOMEWHERE BECAUSE THE JEEP DECIDES IT DOESN'T WANT TO START.

AFTER HAVING IGNITION SWITCH FIXED DUE TO RECALL AND BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER CHECKED, WE CAN NOT FIND AN ISSUES. IT WAS SERVICED BY A JEEP DEALER. MY JEEP WILL NOT START OR WILL START AND THEN AFTER PARKING, WILL NOT START AGAIN. IT LEAVES ME STRANDED IN PARKING LOTS AND WHEREVER I PARK IT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER PARKING AND TURNING JEEP OFF.

MY STORY IS THE FDCM WAS UPDATED WITH THE P73 UPDATE AT A DEALERSHIP IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TWICE BECAUSE THE SERVICE 4WD DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE UPDATE. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE UPDATE. I LIVE IN ALABAMA AND NOW I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IS WORN OUT. I BELIVE THEY ONLY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO WORK ON IT. I CARE LITTLE ABOUT TRYING TO GET SOMETHING FIXED THAT FIRST OF ALL I HAVE NO LDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR WHATS NEEDED TO REPAIR IT OTHER THAN TRADING IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PURCHASED 5 JEEPS IN THE PAST 20 YEARS. THIS ONE WILL BE THE LAST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL. I RECIEVED A RECALL ON MY JEEP COMMANDER ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO CONCERNING ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND POTENTIALLY ENDANGERING MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS. THE RECALL STATED WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE WE WOULD RECIEVE A SECOND RECALL TO FIX THE TROUBLE. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON ME AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN IT SHUT OFF AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. I ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED HOME BY TRIPPLE A AND NOW IT WILL NOT START. NO FAULT CODES PRESENT. AFTER READING THOUSANDS OF ONLINE REPORTS OF SAME TROUBLE AND JEEP CHRYSLER APPARENTLY NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS ISSUE WHAT DO I DO. IF I DID GET IT TO RUN I WOULD BE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OR MY WIFE FOR FEAR OF ENDANGERING HER OR MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. PLEASE HELP ALL CONCERNED

IT IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS TO US WHEN ON A HIGHWAY. THE FIRST TIME MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WE HAVE OUR CHILD WITH US. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A PART OF THE LATEST RECALL WE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE KEY IGNITION. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 60-65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I STARTING LOSING POWER, TACHOMETER STARTING GOING DOWN AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE AND SIGNIFICANTLY HARD TO PUSH DOWN ON IT, THE SPEED CONTINUED TO GO DOWN AS I WAS TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AS FAST AS I COULD BUT WITH AN UNRESPONSIVE ENGINE IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. IT WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AS THIS GOT HARDEN. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER WAITING 10-15 MINUTES, I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS NOT FAR FROM WHERE I HAD TO PULL OVER. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND I'M AFRAID THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN NEXT TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE WHICH IS EVERY DAY. THIS WAS NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE AT ALL AND IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN HAVE NO CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE, IT IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE AT ALL. THIS JEEP HAS GONE THROUGH ALL THE RECALLS THAT I HAVE GOTTEN IN THE MAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 48 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY AND THEN DIMMED. THE BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.