2007 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY HAD TO BE TURNED IN THE IGNITION NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY STARTED. ALSO, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,725.

I DROVE TO THE STORE AND THE TRUCK DROVE FINE. I PARKED AND WENT IN THE STORE FOR ABOUT 15 MINS. CAME OUT AND TRIED TO START THE TRUCK. I WOULD START AND STOP AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS. I HAVE CHANGED SPARK PLUGS. WIRES. IGN. COILS. CHECKED FUSES. THE ONLY THING I CAN TELL YOU AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING IS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE HAS 0 COMPRESSION. I HAVE LOOKED ON FORUMS AND IT SEEMS LIKE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAY ITS THE WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE WCM ANYWHERE TO BUY, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM.

I BOUGHT THIS JEEP 10-4-19. SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE IT HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIME WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WAS WITH MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I FIRST THOUGHT SHE JUST DID SOMETHING WRONG AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF THE ISSUE. UNTIL I WAS TAKING MY SON TO A BASEBALL CAMP IN UT KNOXVILLE. IT DIED ON US TWICE WHILE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT TOOK US ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AND IT FINALLY WOULD START BACK UP AND RUN NORMAL. ON THE TRIP HOME IT RAN FINE UNTIL WE CROSSED OVER THE GEORGIA STATE LINE AND IT DIED ONE MORE TIME. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT IT WAS A GROUNDING ISSUE SO I PULLED THE GROUND WIRES OFF TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE TOUCHING METAL. THIS HASN'T HELPED AND THE VEHICLE WILL STILL STALL WHILE DRIVING OR AT STOP LIGHTS. I BOUGHT THIS FOR MY KIDS TO DRIVE BUT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I'VE READ ABOUT. I'M AFRAID TO LET MY KIDS OR WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED CONSIDERING THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. I'VE STARTED DOCUMENTING THE TIMES IT STALLS TO SEE IF THERE IS A PATTERN. 11/7/19 8 PM IN TRAFFIC, 11/12/19 8 AM IN TRAFFIC, 11/20/19 LOWS PARKING LOT, 12/2/19 10:17 PM AT RED LIGHT - THEN AGAIN 10:29 AT ANOTHER RED LIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO THE SPEEDS WERE FROM 35 MPH TO 75 MPH DOESN'T MATTER.

MID WINTER OF 2018 I DROVE MY JEEP HOME AND PARKED IT ON A FLAT LANDING AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO START IT 2 DAYS AFTER PARKING IT NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS WITH MY STARTER. NOW IT IS OCTOBER 2019 AND I WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY CITY INTERSECTION AND THE JEEP JUST SHUTS OFF. AFTER I COULDN'T GET IT STARTED UP AGAIN WE FOUND THAT IT WAS ONCE AGAIN THE STARTER. THIS HAPPENED 2 WEEKS AGO AND SINCE THEN I HAD THE STARTER REBUILT AND PUT BACK IN. THIS MORNING IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING AT THE EXACT SAME RED LIGHT. ON TOP OF THIS IT HAS BEEN OVERHEATING AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING, IT DOES LEAK ANTIFREEZE BUT IT HAS OVERHEATED EVEN WHEN THE ANTIFREEZE WAS FULL. ALSO, OVER THE SUMMER I PARKED AT S PIZZA SHOP IN MY HOMETOWN AND LEFT IT RUNNING WHILE I PICKED UP MY ORDER. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE JEEP IT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND NEEDED THE SHIFTER REPLACED. THE COMPONENTS THAT ATTACHED THE SHIFTER TO THE ACTUAL GEARS WERE DESTROYED. I'VE HAD THIS JEEP FOR 1.5 YEARS AND IT HAS LEFT ME SIT NOW ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

MID WINTER OF 2018 I DROVE MY JEEP HOME AND PARKED IT ON A FLAT LANDING AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO START IT 2 DAYS AFTER PARKING IT NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS WITH MY STARTER. NOW IT IS OCTOBER 2019 AND I WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY CITY INTERSECTION AND THE JEEP JUST SHUTS OFF. AFTER I COULDN'T GET IT STARTED UP AGAIN WE FOUND THAT IT WAS ONCE AGAIN THE STARTER. THIS HAPPENED 2 WEEKS AGO AND SINCE THEN I HAD THE STARTER REBUILT AND PUT BACK IN. THIS MORNING IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING AT THE EXACT SAME RED LIGHT. ON TOP OF THIS IT HAS BEEN OVERHEATING AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING, IT DOES LEAK ANTIFREEZE BUT IT HAS OVERHEATED EVEN WHEN THE ANTIFREEZE WAS FULL. ALSO, OVER THE SUMMER I PARKED AT S PIZZA SHOP IN MY HOMETOWN AND LEFT IT RUNNING WHILE I PICKED UP MY ORDER. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE JEEP IT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND NEEDED THE SHIFTER REPLACED. THE COMPONENTS THAT ATTACHED THE SHIFTER TO THE ACTUAL GEARS WERE DESTROYED. I'VE HAD THIS JEEP FOR 1.5 YEARS AND IT HAS LEFT ME SIT NOW ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 65 MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND I NOTICED THAT ALL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A FAST-LANE SHOULDER THAT I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT ON, OR I MIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START SO I DISCONNECTED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RE-CONNECTED IT AND THEN THE VEHICLE RE-STARTED BUT RAN VERY ROUGH. I PROCEEDED ALONG THE SHOULDER TO TRY AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. I REPEATED THE SAME PROCESS AND IT AGAIN RE-STARTED AND I MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME ON BACK ROADS AT 40 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST THREE OTHER OCCASIONS, BUT THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED MANY MONTHS APART, WHICH MADE ME THINK IT WAS A ONE-OFF SITUATION. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. I THINK THIS IS A TRAGEDY IN THE MAKING IF CHRYSLER DOES NOT ADDRESS THIS DEFICIENCY BY ISSUING AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. I ALSO REQUEST THAT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP INSPECT MY VEHICLE AT NO COST TO ME. YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE TO THIS URGENT MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE TRAVELING ON SHORT TRIPS, THE ENGINE EMITTED VAPOR FUMES. THE FAILURE DELAYED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING ABLE TO BE RESTARTED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PERFORMANCE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM GEORGESVILLE (1130 AUTO MALL DR, COLUMBUS, OH 43228, (614) 272-0000) TESTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXACT DIAGNOSIS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE BY TAPING UP THE FUEL LINE. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED FORWARD, AND SEIZED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AN INDEPENDENT TOWING COMPANY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS NOT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. MOTOR WORLD TOYOTA (150 MOTORWORLD DRIVE, WILKES-BARRE, PA 18702, 570-846-4098) WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,242.*DT *JS*JB *BF*JB

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON . IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM PRIOR RELATES POWER MECHANICAL DEVICES, WINDOWS, SUNROOF, SEATS WHICH PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD.. LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY OF THESE SYSTEMS INCREASES SAFETY AND INJURY RISK. CHRYSLER WORKED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND AFTER HAD ISSUES WITH WINDOWS AND AIRBAG.

WHEN IT RAINS MY CONTROL PANEL GOES HAYWIRE AND I'VE LOST FUNCTION OF A BRAKE LIGHT. THE TRUCK IS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND SOUNDS LIKE THE FRAME IS GOING TO RIP OUT EVERY TIME IT JUMPS. LOSING POWER CONTROLS IE WINDOWS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I HAVE 5 CHILDREN, YOUNGEST BEING 8MONTHS. I'M A RETIRED ARMY DISABLED CAVALRY SCOUT VETERAN. I DON'T CARE ABOUT MY PERSONAL INFO. I CAN'T GET [XXX] DONE CAUSE SOME POTATO HEAD SOLD ME A LEMON. I'M TIRED OF GETTING TREATED LIKE [XXX] AFTER THE [XXX] I'VE ENDURED FOR AMERICANS THAT THRIVE OFF GETTING OVER ON PEOPLE. I'M DONE THIS IS [XXX]! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR