2008 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

COOLING SYSTEM.... HOSES GETTING TIGHT AND WATER NOT CIRCULATING. TOP RATIORTER CAP COLD. ALSO SAYING CHECK GAUGES. IDELS FOR 15 MINUTES THEN HOESES GET TIGHT HOT GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY OVER INTO THE RED. *TT

I PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER IN MAY2011, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE, I WENT TO START IT ONE DAY AND IT WOULD NOT START. I OPENED THE HOOD AND TESTED MY BATTERY, NO PROBLEMS WITH IT, SO I TURNED THE KEY AGAIN AND IT STARTED. I CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS ISSUES EVERY SINCE, SOMETIMES IT WILL GO TWO WEEKS STARTING FINE AND THEN OUT OF THE BLUE IT WILL NOT START. THE LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 14 SEPT 2011, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL (USUALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT WILL START AFTER A FEW MINUTES) SO ON THIS DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDNT FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT SAID MAYBE YOU JUST NEED A NEW BATTERY, SO I PURCHASED A BATTERY FOR THE JEEP INSTALLED IT AND FOR TWO DAYS IT WAS GREAT, SO I THOUGHT OK MAYBE IT HAS BEEN THE BATTERY AFTER ALL THIS TIME. TODAY 18 SEPT 2011, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT STARTED AFTER 5 MINUTES. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, AND THIS IS WHEN I LEARNED OF THE RECALLS FOR MULTIPLE REASONS ON THESE VEHICLES. I LIVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AND WINTER IS APPROACHING, I DONT WANT TO BE STRANDED WITH MY FAMILY SOMEWHERE. I JUST REALLY WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON BEFORE I PUT MONEY INTO A NEVER ENDING PROBLEM. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER OVERLAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER, SIMILAR TO THE FAILURES LISTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECOND ROW HEADRESTS WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE AND INTERFERED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A HIGHBACK BOOSTER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

ON SATURDAY AUGUST 6, 2011 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN FOR 1.5 MILES. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT IN USE AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN A NORMAL POSITION. THE ETC WARNING WAS ON DURING THIS MALFUCTION BUT WENT OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. DURING THIS EPISODE THE BRAKES AND LOWER GEARS WERE USED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE THE RPM WAS RUNNING VERY HIGH. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUE, PERIODICALLY ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND THEN ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WILL FAIL - INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENT GAUGES, THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE OTHER LIGHTS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE RADIO, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. USUALLY EVERYTHING WILL RESET AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED, SHUT DOWN, ALLOWED TO "REST" FOR SEVERAL HOURS, AND RESTARTED. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED 8 OR 9 TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT. AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT THE RADIO SPEAKERS WENT DOWN ONE BY ONE AND YOU CAN NO LONGER USE THE RADIO, HOWEVER YOU DO SOMETIMES GET A LOUD STATIC SOUND OVER THE SPEAKERS - EVEN THOUGH THE RADIO IS TURNED OFF. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THIS FAILURE EVENT OCCURS THE SYSTEM WOULD "RESET ITSELF" WITHOUT INTERVENTION, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE IF I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR TESTING, SO I HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP WITH THIS EVER SINCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT OTHER RELATED SYSTEMS ARE FAILING PERMANENTLY I AM NOT WILLING TO PUT UP WITH IT ANY LONGER, I AM CONCERNED THAT EVENTUALLY EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FAIL PERMANENTLY INCLUDING THE INSTRUMENTS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ETC. THE CONSUMER SENT AN E-MAIL REQUESTING TO ADD ADDITIONAL INFO. YESTERDAY, 07/21/2011, THIS VEHICLE STALLED OUT TWICE WHILE IN OPERATION WHILE MY WIFE WAS RUNNING ERRANDS IN NORMAL CITY TRAFFIC. IN BOTH CASES SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD USING THE VEHICLE'S MOMENTUM AND WAS SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE A SHORT WHILE LATER. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE COMPLAINT ISSUE HAS ACTUALLY RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT WHILE IN TRAFFIC. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME THAT THE COMPLAINT ISSUE HAS OCCURRED IN SUCH RAPID SUCCESSION - FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THE FREQUENCY HAS BEEN ONCE EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS, NOW IT IS BECOMING ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK (OR IN THIS CASE, IN A DAY). UNABLE TO ADD THE LAST FEW LINES OF CONSUMERS SENTENCE AS THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I OWN A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. I BOUGHT IT ON JUNE 2010 THE TRACTION LIGHT FIRST CAME ON ABOUT 3 MONTH AFTER I GOT IT FIX AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER WERE I BOUGHT IT. THEN 3 MONTH LATER THE CAR WAS PARKED THEN WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE KEY TO START IT NOTHING I JUST SAW A FLICKER THAT SAID BAD KEY. HAD IT TOW TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CONTROL MODULAR SENSOR AND HAD TO REPLACE I ASKED IF IT WAS PART OF THE ELECTRICAL RECALL THEY SAID NO NOW 3 MONTH LATER MY RADIO HAS GONE OUT I HOPE IT IS NOT THE ELECTRICAL MODULAR AGAIN. I DID E-MAIL THE COMPANY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST NINE TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THREE STARTERS AND FOUR COMPUTER MODULATORS YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THEY WOULD RETURN HIS CALL BUT HAD NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,225 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,800.