2007 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF BY ITSELF THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT'S DONE THIS. TWICE IVE ALMOST GOTTEN CRASHED FROM BEHIND

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP CAR WILL NOT START HAVE TO LET SIT FOR 20 TO 30 MINS

WHILE AT STOP LIGHT OR IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE WILL TURN OFF, DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP AFTER AND VEHICLE WILL CHIME. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN 15 MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SIDE-CURTAIN AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. AFTER THE FAILURE, SEVERAL ELECTRONIC GAUGES INSIDE THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER NORTH SIDE JEEP LOCATED AT 812 NORTHSIDE DR, SUMMERSVILLE, WV 26651, WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO BUTLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP DEALER, 188 ROBERT SMALLS PKWY, BEAUFORT, SC 29906, DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE KEY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AND AT AFTER START-UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOSAK JEEP (3111 W. LINCOLN HWY MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410) AND AN UNKNOWN RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,700.

UPON STARTING THE ENGINE READS A HIGH IDLE, DRIVE THE JEEP DOWN THE ROAD AND A RED LIGHTNING BOLT APPEARS AND THEN ACROSS THE DASH READS CHECK GAUGES. AT THIS POINT THE COOLANT GAUGE QUITS WORKING. IF SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE JEEP SOMETIMES WON'T START AND WILL SAY TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT. IT WILL SOUND LIKE THE STARTER IS STUCK AND KEEP TRYING TO START UNTIL THE KEY IS REMOVED. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF IT SITTING IT WILL NOW START AND THE GAUGES WILL WORK PROPERLY AND NO WARNING LIGHTS. ALREADY REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR.

THE 3RD ROW SEATBELTS CLICK AS IF THEY'RE LATCHING AND DO NOT LOCK. THIS ALLOWS THEM TO POP OUT WHEN UNEXPECTED AND WOULD BE DANGEROUS IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS 3ROW PRETTY MUCH FITS CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. I PAID TO REPLACE MINE AND WITHIN 4 MONTHS THE NEW ONES I BOUGHT FROM DEALER BROKE. IT APPEARS THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THE FOLDING SEAT IS ONE THING THAT BREAKS THE SEATBELTS LATCHES. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND JUST SELL THE VEHICLE TO SOME UNSUSPECTING PERSON. BELOW I PUT ROUGHLY THE DATE I FOUND IT, BUT HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS ALREADY BROKEN. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IT OR KNOW TO CHECK IT.

AFTER DRIVING FOR CERTAIN PERIODS OF TIME, THE JEEP WILL NOT START.. IT IS RANDOM WHEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO START.. IT HAS TO SIT FOR MINUTES OR HOURS BEFORE IT DECIDES TO START UP. IT'S BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM..

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH OUR JEEP JUST SUDDENLY TURNING OFF. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE OUR KIDS IN THE JEEP WITH US WHEN IT HAPPENS. WE COULD BE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE JEEP WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT SHOW NO PROBLEM CODES. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND NO SPEED. WE TURN THE JEEP ON A LET IT WARM UP. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER IT SHUTS OFF. WE HAVE TO TURN IT BACK ON. THEN WE WOULD BE DRIVING AT SPEED BELOW 30 MPH AND TURNS OFF. AND MOST DANGEROUSLY ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT JUST TURNS OFF AND WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND THIS IS HARD SPECIALLY BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL IS SO STIFF. HOPEFULLY JEEP/CHRYSLER CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.