2007 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

DURING RAIN CAR JUMPS TO 2500 WHILE SITTING AT LIGHT BOUGHT TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES THEY SAY THEY CANT FIND PROBLEM ALSO HAS ROUGH IDLE DURING RAIN. *TR

THE LEFT THIRD ROW SEAT BELT GOT CRUSHED BY THE FAULTY SEAT MECHANISM CAUSING IT TO NOT RELEASE WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED. THE PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT HAD TO CRAWL OUT FROM UNDER THE BELT IN ORDER TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM NOW INCLUDES BOTH 3RD ROW BELTS AND THEY ARE UNUSABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WHEN KEY WAS MOVED TO OFF POSITION, AND THEN TO START. NO ERROR CODES CAME UP ON DASH READOUT. WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE JOURNEY WITH NO OTHER STALLING AT THAT TIME. VEHICLE SINCE HAS CONTINUOUSLY AND RANDOMLY HAS STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS BEING STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. AGAIN NO CODES HAVE COME UP ON DASH READOUT. THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION CONTINUES TO OCCUR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED ON SERVICES NEEDED, DIAGNOSTICS TAKEN; BUT STILL PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM JEEP DEALER AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SIGNAL LIGHT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIGNAL LIGHT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,352.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON FOR A WHILE. OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THE IGNITION WILL NIT WORK AT ALL, THE CAR CAN BE COMPLETELY OFF AND THE BACK WINDOW WILL AUTOMATICALLY OPENED. WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING ALL THE LIGHT BEGIN TO TURN ON AND OFF IN THE CAR. *TR

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. IT STARTED UP FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND IT SHUT OFF. FOR AN HOUR THE CAR FAILED TO TURN BACK ON. ERROR STATED A PROBLEM WITH THE PARK ASSIST. SIMILAR PROBLEM 2 MONTHS AGO AND THE DEALER COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MID SEPTEMBER AFTER DROPPING KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL THE JEEP DIED TWICE RIGHT IN A ROW. THE JEEP ALSO STARTED THIS WEIRD HARD DOWN SHIFTING IN CERTAIN GEARS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE JEEP DIED AGAIN AFTER I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH. SINCE THEN THE SHIFTING IS GETTING WORSE. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT DIES, THE CODES WERE READ BY AN AUTO PARTS STORE. THERE WERE MULTIPLE CODES, ELECTRONIC POSITION SENSOR, INTAKE, AND MANIFOLD. I TRIED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER BUT THEY WILL NOT COMPLETE IT UNTIL I PAY THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIPS TO READ THE CODES. AFTER RESETTING COMPUTER IT HAS NOT COME BACK ON. THE JEEP STILL SHIFTS ERRATICALLY, AND I DISCOVER THAT THE ETC WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. WHY???. I DON'T KNOW WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE LIGHT. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. PLEASE HELP. ALSO NEITHER MY HUSBAND OR MYSELF ARE TALL ENOUGH FOR OUR KNEE TO EVEN THINK ABOUT BUMPING THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP COMMANDER, 5.7L HEMI AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON INTERSTATE 16 AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 HOURS WITH MY TWO MINOR CHILDREN SEATBELTED IN THE BACK. WE WERE APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES FROM HOME. THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC DUE TO A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, AND RAINY WEATHER. I RECOGNIZED A PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND MY ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED FROM DRIVING BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO POWER TO ANYTHING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND TO STOP. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND I FOUND THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS IN THE NORMAL RANGE AND THE OIL APPEARED CLEAN. THE ANTIFREEZE IN THE RESERVOIR WAS IN THE NORMAL RANGE AND THERE WAS NO BUBBLING. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, POWER STEERING FLUID, AND BRAKE FLUID WERE ALSO WITHIN NORMAL RANGES. AFTER ANOTHER TRY, IT RESTARTED, THEN THERE WAS A LOUD METAL CLANKING SOUND THEN COPIOUS SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED NORMAL. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND STARTED MAKING PHONE CALLS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE LIGHTNING COMPLICATING THE SITUATION. WE ARRANGED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TRANSPORT US TO A NEARBY HOTEL, AND THE NEXT DAY I TOWED THE JEEP BACK HOME USING A UHAUL TRUCK. MECHANICS HAVE DETERMINED THAT A PISTON HEAD IS DAMAGED AND CRACKED AND THE JEEP IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP HAVING A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED. THEY DID NOT FIND AN OBVIOUS CAUSE FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE PISTON. THERE ARE TWO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS: THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE ENGINE FAILED PREMATURELY. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.