2008 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

THERE IS TEARING AND FRAYING OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WHICH IS CAUSING THE BELT TO GET STUCK IN THE LOOPS OF THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS IF IT DOES GET STUCK AND LOCK INTO PLACE WHEREIN I CANNOT MOVE OR OPEN THE BELT DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT GETS TIGHT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. IN ADDITION TO WHICH, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY DUE TO THE TEARING. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOW SIGNS OF TEARING ALSO. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD ISSUE ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE FACT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOW HAPPENING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE MECHANICS, COMPONENTS AND/OR MATERIAL OF THE SEAT BELTS AND CHRYSLER IS NOT RECOGNIZING THIS AS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

WATER LEAKING INTO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE FROM SUNROOF, AFFECTING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS., WINDOWS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENTS DAMAGED. RODENTS PER DEALERSHIP (SNETHKAMP) DAMAGED ELECTRICAL WIRING TO BRAKE LIGHTS (P) AND ENGINE DAMAGED. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WHERE AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE, GOING INTO A BANK AND RETURNING TO START MY CAR, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO START THE VEHICLE BUT NOTHING WORKED. FINALLY IT STARTED AGAIN AT AN AUTO SHOP AND THEN TURNED OFF AND WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED AS WELL AS THE STARTER. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH EITHER OR THE COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AFTER MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STARTING SEARCHING FOR RECALLS HE NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND SAID TO CALL CHRYSLER. I CALLED AND ONLY 1338 VEHICLES WERE "QUALIFIED" FOR THIS PART RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL BUT THE ISSUE AT HAND IS THE CULPRIT OF A DEFECTIVE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. RECALL ID # 71686 - VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 1,338 MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND COMMANDER VEHICLES. THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. CONSEQUENCES: THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING OR NOT TO START AND/OR CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. ENGINE STALLING OR INOPERATIVE WIPERS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. *JS

THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE RADIO SHUT OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED, ALL OF THE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP IN THE DASH, AND POWER TO THE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS WERE LOST AS WELL AS THE KEYLESS ENTRY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT TO THE METRO JEEP DEALERSHIP IN JOHNSTON, RI. WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE . LATER I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT ON FEBRUARY 6TH 2008 THERE WAS A FACTORY RECALL OF 1338 2008 JEEP COMMANDERS WITH THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES AND RETURNED FOR REPAIR. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND INFORMED THEM OF MY SITUATION AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE MY COMPLAINT TO BE ISSUED AND FOR THESE MATTERS TO BE INVESTIGATED PROMPTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,500.

2008 JEEP COMMANDER, 4.7L FLEXFUEL, BOUGHT NEW IN 12/08, HAS WORKED FLAWLESSLY FOR FOUR YEARS AND 66,000 MILES UNTIL NOW. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AT ANY SPEED, FROM LOW 30MPH TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REQUIRES THAT THE CAR BE SAFELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TRANSMISSION PLACED IN PARK AND KEY TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF STALL - IT SIMPLY 'QUITS'. NO EVIC MESSAGES OR DASH WARNING LIGHTS. THE JEEP HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND NOT ABUSED OR NEGLECTED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, THAT TO DATE, HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES SINCE IT BEGAN ABOUT FIVE WEEKS AGO. JUST PRIOR TO STALLING THE DRIVE TRAIN WILL QUICKLY AND VIOLENTLY SHUTTER LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION IS DOING SOMETHING IT SHOULDN'T DO. I HAVE NOT YET BROUGHT THIS TO CHRYSLER SINCE FROM READING OTHER POSTS CHRYSLER HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE SO FAR IN BEING ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER BUT FEAR THAT ONE DAY I MAY BE IN A PERILOUS SITUATION. MY FAMILY HAS ALL JEEPS (91 CHEROKEE, 06 GR. CHEROKEE, AND 08 COMMANDER) AND LOVE THEM. THIS DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR BUYING A NEW JEEP IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PUTTING HIS KEY IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.