2008 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

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  • 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4
    - ROCHESTER HILLS, MI

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED MORE THAN ONCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER MORE THAN TWICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4
    - MATTHEWS, NC

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4
    - MORGANTON, NC

    AUGUST 2013 - WOULD NOT START, FINALLY GOT JUMPED OFF AND STARTED. JEEP PLACE COULD NOT RETRACE PROBLEM. INSTALLED NEW BATTERY. BACK UP CAMERA AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAD BEEN OUT. NOVEMBER 2014 - WOULD NOT START. WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. JEEP PLACE SAID WAS NOT BATTERY, KEYS WERE BAD! MADE NEW KEYS AND IT STARTED. MARCH 2015 - WOULD NOT START. AAA JUMPED IT OFF. CAN'T BE BATTERY. I STILL THINK IT HAS A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM. ONLY HAS 76K ON IT. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 JEEP COMMANDER
    - PEARLAND, TX

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP COMMANDER
    - THOREAU, NM

    I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION FOBIK REPLACED AT MY OWN COST PRIOR TO THIS RECALL. DO I GET THIS REIMBURSED SINCE I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUE? THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE-WHAT DO I DO WHEN THE JEEP JUST STOPS WORKING?YOU REALLY NEED TO GET ON THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION, SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION (WHICH SHUTS EVERYTHING DOWN) GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND FROM TIME TO TIME-CAR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE FOBIK AND WILL NOT START. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 JEEP COMMANDER
    - TROY, NY

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP COMMANDER
    - NOVI, MI

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP COMMANDER
    - SATELLITE BEACH , FL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP COMMANDER
    - PORT CHARLOTTE, FL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP COMMANDER
    - SAVANNAH, GA

    ON DECEMBER 23RD 2014, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY. AS WE PULLED INTO A REST AREA, THE JEEP IGNITION CUT OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WHEN WE TRIED TO RESTART THE JEEP, WE KEPT GETTING A KEY BAD ERROR. MY WIFE HAD HER KEY WITH HER, SO WE TRIED HERS AS WELL AND GOT THE SAME RESULT. WE ENDED UP GETTING TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALER AND ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE IGNITION MODULE REPLACED. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE