2008 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

2008 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NOT RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 6/11/15*CN UPDATED 10/16/217*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO POWER TO ANY SYSTEM. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING.

2008 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLING. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED ON HOT DAY, WHEN THE GAS WAS 1/4 OR LESS, IT WOULD STALL. THE CONSUMER INSTALLED A HEAT INSULATOR ON THE FUEL RAIL AND REPLACED THE FUEL CAP. HOWEVER, IN FEBRUARY WHEN IT WAS 45 DEGREES AND THE TANK WAS 3/4 FULL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL # 14V567000. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

ON 1 MAY 2015 I DROVE MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER ON ERRANDS, MAKING SEVERAL STOPS. RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE AFTER MY LAST ERRAND, IT REFUSED TO START WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS PROPERLY INSERTED AND TURNED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND NOTICING THAT THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND ELECTRIC WINDOWS ALL FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, I CONCLUDED THERE WAS A STARTER OR ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. I HAD THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR ATTEMPT TO JUMP THE VEHICLE JUST IN CASE IT WAS THE BATTERY, WHICH IT WAS NOT, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED 30 MILES HOME AT THE COST OF $175. THE NEXT MORNING, I WONDERED IF SOMETHING COULD BE AMISS WITH THE ELECTRONIC KEY FOB. I TRIED THE SPARE KEY AND THE CAR STARTED IMMEDIATELY. I THEN TRIED MY ORIGINAL KEY AGAIN AND THE CAR ALSO STARTED. WE DID RECEIVE A IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER IN THE FALL OF 2014 THAT INDICATED WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE, SO I CALLED THEIR 1-800 NUMBER FOR AN UPDATE. CHRYSLER CANNOT PROVIDE ANY SPECIFIC TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE ONLY THING THEY WILL DO IS ADD YOUR EMAIL TO THE "SPECIAL NOTIFICATION LIST" SO THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE RATHER THAN WAITING FOR A PHYSICAL LETTER TO ARRIVE VIA USPS. I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THAT IT COULD SHUT DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT - PRESUMABLY WITH DISABLED AIR BAGS DUE TO THE IGNITION BEING "OFF" - OR STRAND ME BY NOT STARTING. AS A BIOLOGIST, I DO RESEARCH IN SOME PRETTY INACCESSIBLE PLACES, SO THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO ENGINEER A FIX AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE NOW! *TR

I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MANUFACTURER RECALL LATE 2014, I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN AND THAT THEY WOULD BE IN AT SOME POINT THIS YEAR. I ASKED WHAT THE ACTUAL RISK WAS THEY EXPLAINED THE BIGGEST RISK WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE MY KEYS OFF OF MY KEY FOBS. ON APRIL 9, 2015, I PARKED MY CAR TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A WINDOW DOWN. AT THAT POINT I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW AND THERE WAS NO POWER. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND BEING TOLD THEY COULDN'T BRING UP ANYTHING ON THE COMPUTER BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS SHUT DOWN, THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THE WIN MODULE OR THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE WAS DEFECTIVE. NOW, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE SINCE THAT TIME AND THEY ARE REPORTING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE EXPECTED AROUND MAY 14 OF THIS YEAR HOWEVER EVER SINCE APRIL 16, I HAVE BEEN GETTING DIFFERENT DATES EVERY SINGLE TIME I TALK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER HAS EXCEEDED A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPLACE THIS SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT IN THE SUMMER OF 2014 AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE A QUALITY REPLACEMENT PART FOR THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH BOTH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE 1-800 NUMBER FOR CHRYSLER(888) 327-4236 AND THEY CONTINUE TO PASS ME AROUND AND INFORM ME THAT I'M WELCOME TO RENT-A-CAR AND HAVE BEEN OFFERED THE DEALERSHIPS DISCOUNT. FURTHER, THEY REPORT THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BUT I WILL BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS THEY ARE. *TR

MY WIFE IS DRIVING THE JEEP AND IT JUST CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR MONTHS... WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE LAST YEAR AND STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN.. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS AND THERE SEEMS TO BE KNOW SENSE OF URGENCY ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER. MUST SOMEONE GET KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND CHRYSLER NOT HAVING THE PARTICULAR PARTS... I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 7/1/15*CN UPDATED 07/09/15*JB