2008 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH WHEN, ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE IN FUEL SAVER MODE, SHE STARTED UP A SLIGHT GRADE AND ENGINE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE NOR THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITH OUT ANY WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. AS OF TODAY'S DATE 10/02/2014 THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR

MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER WILL NOT START. I STILL HAVE POWER TO MY RADIO, POWER LOCKS AND SEATS, LIGHTS WORK. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BOTH BEEN CHECKED AND ARE RUNNING FINE. THE TRUCK WILL START IF IT IS JUMPED. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. TURNS OUT IT IS THE SOLENOID WIRE WHICH APPARENTLY HAS POOR WEATHER PROOFING AND CORRODES AFTER SOME TIME. NOW I NEED TO BRING IT IN AND PAY FOR THIS FIX OUT OF POCKET SO THAT I HAVE A SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY. THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, SEEING AS HOW THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE REFER TO THIS SITE, WHERE I FOUND ALL THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/HELP-2008-COMMANDER-WONT-START-CHRONIC-ISSUE-1107823/. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. LATEST RECALL INCLUDES 2008 CALLED AND DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THIS NIGHTMARE WAS FINALLY OVER. SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE HAS BEEN OCCURRING. COMPLETELY LOSES ALL POWER-STEERING, BREAKING..EVERYTHING COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. HAS OCCURRED IN 80 MPH TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, ON A RAILROAD TRACK (DUE TO BUMP) IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERACTION, SPEEDING UP TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO TRAFFIC ETC. TOOK EVERYTHING OFF KEY AND DID NO GOOD EXCEPT MADE ME LOSE MY EXTRA KEY THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP. I OWE 18K+ AND CAN'T DRIVE IT OR I RISK MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILDREN. WAS REAR ENDED TWICE WITHIN A MONTH SO I GAVE UP AN STOPPED DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUNROOF WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,081.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

8/27 PURCHASED USED VEHICLE, BEGAN DRIVE FROM MD TO SC, SURGING AT HWY SPEED; 8/28 ENGINE DIED AT 65 MPH, TOOK MANY TRIES TO GET ENGINE STARTED AFTER; 8/30 ENGINE DIED WHILE BACKING UP TWICE; 9/3 ENGINE DIED AT 40 MPH; 9/8 ENGINE DIED WHILE SITTING IN PARK; 9/9 ENGINE DIED WHILE SITTING IN PARK; 9/10 TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, NO CODES FOUND EXCEPT 8 COMPUTER UPDATES NEEDED, RAN UPDATES HOPING THAT WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM; 9/11 ENGINE STALLED AT 45 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC; 9/11 ENGINE STALLED WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK TO DROP OFF CARPOOL; 9/12 TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED WHICH ENCASES THE TPS HOPING THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE POSITION CENSOR PROBLEM BASED ON RESEARCH; 9/17 ENGINE DIED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT STOP LIGHT, TOOK MANY TRIES TO GET ENGINE STARTED AFTER; 9/18 ENGINE DIED WHEN TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE ALSO SURGES WHILE DRIVING WITH A FEELING THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO CUT OFF. THE RPM NEEDLE WILL INDICATE THIS SURGING WITH A SLIGHT MOVEMENT. IN RESEARCHING THIS, IT SEEMS TO BE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM THAT COMES UP ON THE JEEP FORUMS. *TR

THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS OFFLINE. JEEP DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY THE JEEP'S ESP SUDDENLY ENGAGED AND CUT ENGINE POWER. THE JEEP STALLED AND HAD TO BE MANEUVERED OFF THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS HAPPENING WITH GREAT REGULARITY, USUALLY WHILE MERGING ON AN UPHILL ON-RAMP. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE JEEP AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL DOORS, AND WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

1) THE SEAT BELT CASING BREAKS AWAY FROM THE SEAT BELT MAKING IT DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO INSERT AND CONNECT SEAT BELT INTO RECEPTACLE. 2) INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE (REAR PASSENGER) SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING, NOT ALLOWING PASSENGER TO EXIT VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER NECESSARY EMERGENCY EXIT SCENARIO. *TR