2007 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A GUARDRAIL, WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BACK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 254,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT MOISTURE WAS ENTERING A PROTECTOR SEAL TO THE MODULE IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,360.

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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC FEE WOULD BE CHARGED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

CAR IN MOTION. INCIDENT HAPPENED AT MARKER 173 NORTHPORT FL FUMES WERE DETECTED WHILE DRIVING AS I LOOKED OVER THERE APPEARED TO BE SMOKE ON THE FLOOR OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS WARM IN ONE SPOT SO I MOVED MY PURSE. MY PURSE WAS COMPLETELY MELTED AS I PICKED IT UP SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT FROM THE SEAT. I WAS INHALING SOME SORT OF TERRIBLE SMELLING SMOKE. I OPENED WINDOWS SO I COULD BREATHE. THE SMOKE WAS GETTING THICKER. COULD NOT SEE FROM WINDOWS TO GET OVER TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD. ALSO AS DRIVING THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES WERE GOING BACK AND FORTH BUT I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY. I PULLED OVER SHUT CAR OFF. CAR SEAT CONTINUED TO BURN AND SMOKE. CALLED 911 AND FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO CUT BATTERY TERMINAL AND SPRAY CAR TO PUT FIRE OUT. HUGE HOLE IN SEAT WHERE FIRE WAS. SEAT WARMERS WERE NOT ON. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS JUST MYSELF. IT IS UNKNOWN AS TO WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN.

1ST TIME: LOST ALL POWER WHILE IN MOTION AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED AFTER MY KNEE SLIGHTLY BUMPED THE KEY RING HANGING UNDER THE IGNITION (KNEE DID NOT TOUCH ACTUAL CAR KEY). 2ND TIME: LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 80MPH (SPEED LIMIT IN UTAH) ON INTERSTATE 15 IN PASSING LANE AFTER KNEE SLIGHTLY GRAZED THE LOWER PART OF THE KEY CHAINS (KNEE DID NOT TOUCH ACTUAL KEY). WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE QUICKLY IN BOTH CASES AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ON STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROADWAY AT THE TIME.

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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4380000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS STICKING OUT FURTHER THAN IT SHOULD. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REMOTE START FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NORMAL DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH BEING NEW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FRACTURED IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE KEY REPLACEMENT BEFORE THE RECALL COULD BE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HESITATED AND STALLED UPON MAKING A TURN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT FELT A STRONG VIBRATION AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS TO BE REFERRED TO A DEALER TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.