2008 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAULTY ON 07 JEEP COMMANDER. ALSO KNOWN AS THE "STALL BUG". *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS OUR 2008 JEEP COMMANDER OVERLAND WILL NOT START. I'LL INSERT THE KEY FOB INTO THE SLOT, TURN, AND THEN NOTHING HAPPENS. USUALLY AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE TRUCK WILL START. (THE DEALERSHIP CURRENTLY HAS THE TRUCK AND STILL IS UNABLE TO RESOLVE OR ISOLATE THE PROBLEM).

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A COMMERCIAL SHOPPING AREA IN CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, OUR 2008 JEEP COMMANDER OVERLAND STALLED WHILE DRIVING. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC NEXT TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE TRUCK RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES.

2008 JEEP COMMANDER UNDER POWERED IN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER HE WOULD GET A CALL FROM AN ENGINEER SHE HAS YET TO RECEIVE ONE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WAS INADEQUATE. *JB

DRIVING ON HWY 51 IN TULSA. MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED AT 55-60 MPH. COASTED TO AN OFF RAMP, PUT IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN BROKEN ARROW, OK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME I HAVE TO HAVE A CODE READING BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING, AND BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT MAY NOT PRODUCE A CODE, IF SO, THEY COULD DO NOTHING AND GOOD LUCK. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND IT HAS ONLY 2000 MILES. *TR

JEEP WOULD NOT START. STARTER CONTINUED TO TURN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO GET ENGINE STARTED ONCE BUT STARTER DIDN'T DISENGAGE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO INVESTIGATE IT FOR FOUR DAYS (THURS. - SUNDAY) WHEN I CALLED ON MONDAY AFTERNOON THEY COULD NOT LOCATE MY VEHICLE IN THE COMPUTER. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER. HALF AN HOUR LATER THEY TOLD ME MY JEEP NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP AND WOULD BE READY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THEY COULDN'T FIND IT EARLIER BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT ENTER THE VEHICLE IN THE COMPUTER UNDER MY NAME. THE JEEP IS 2 MONTHS OLD WITH ONLY 1600 MILES ON IT. I ONLY GOT A RENTAL CAR FOR MY TROUBLES BECAUSE I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. NORMAL WARRANTY MAKES NO PROVISIONS FOR A LOANER VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT THE 5 STAR SERVICE I HAVE COME TO EXPECT. A BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T START SHOULD RECEIVE PRIORITY STATUS. IF I HAD KNOWN IT WOULD TAKE DESERT DODGE 4 DAYS TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE OTHER 5 STAR DEALER IN LAS VEGAS OR WAITED FOR AN APPOINTMENT AS I STILL HAVE TO PAY TAX ON THE RENTAL CAR AND MY WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 5 DAYS. *TR

ONE MONTH AFTER PICKING UP MY 2008 JEEP COMMANDER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. A ROCK FROM A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD NEAR THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. I COULD NOT INITIALLY SEE THE CHIP. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR AN HOUR LATER THE CHIP HAD EXPANDED INTO A 12 INCH CRACK THAT CONTINUED TO GROW OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT WEEK. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BAD LUCK UNTIL READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE INFERIOR COMMANDER WINDSHIELD. *TR

WINDSHIELD OF 2008 JEEP COMMANDER HAS CRACKED TWICE IN LESS THAN THE FIRST 1,000 MILES. BOTH TIMES WERE VERY SMALL AND SLOW ROCKS THAT WOULD NEVER DO ANY DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER WINDSHIELD I HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC! I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A FUTURE SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

ONLY AFTER 3 WEEKS OF DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING AT THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD AND SPREADING UP AND TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR OBJECT THAT IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSED THIS CRACK. IT SEEMED TO OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO THE HEAT BEING LOWERED IN THE CAR DURING A VERY COLD NIGHT (AROUND 28F ). THE CRACK HAS RAPIDLY SPREAD TO ABOUT 2 FEET IN THREE DAYS. *TR

TL- THE CONTAC OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMMANDER. WAS TRAVELING 30MPH WHEN THE FRONT AXEL BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THAT FRONT AXEL BROKE BECAUSE OF A CATOSTROPHIC DEFECT. THE DEALER SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURE REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE. CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 75. LI